Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' data
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- ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercriminal group, claims to have breached the FBI and stolen sensitive data on thousands of agents and job applicants.
- The stolen data includes names, home addresses, and phone numbers of FBI agents and their spouses, verified by 404 Media.
- The hackers breached an Oracle PeopleSoft server and then an Amazon-hosted government cloud storing the data, demanding the FBI remove a report they allege contains false information.
- The stolen data poses a major counterintelligence threat, potentially used to coerce or extort FBI agents and their families.
- The FBI's jobs site was defaced and is currently down, and the FBI has not responded to requests for comment.
- This is the second known FBI breach this year, following a previous hack of wiretap management systems and the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel.