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Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' and applicants' data
TechCrunch • • business
Key Points:
- The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI, stealing sensitive data on thousands of agents and job applicants, including names, home addresses, and phone numbers.
- The hackers reportedly accessed an Oracle PeopleSoft server and an Amazon-hosted government cloud, obtaining terabytes of data related to FBI personnel and applicants.
- ShinyHunters stated their motive is not financial but demanded the FBI remove a report containing what they allege are false claims about the group.
- The stolen data poses a significant counterintelligence risk, potentially enabling coercion or extortion of FBI agents and their families by foreign entities.
- The FBI’s jobs and special agent applicant portals were taken offline following the breach, and the agency has not yet commented on the incident.
