Reports detail scale2-3TB of data, thousands of records
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Coverage converged on the scale of the alleged theft — roughly 2-3TB of data covering thousands of agents and applicants — with outlets noting the group's stated goal was not financial extortion this time.
“I see Kash is doing a great job.”
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first by Axios, 11h ago · also Fox News, Guardian, Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Orlando Sentinel +4
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- FBI investigates after ShinyHunters hackers claim theft of agents' personal data Fox News · 11h ago
- FBI investigates breach of jobs website as hackers claim ‘very sensitive data’ stolen Guardian · 9h ago
- FBI investigates hackers’ claim to have stolen sensitive employee data Globe and Mail · 8h ago
- FBI Investigating Hackers' Claims of Stealing Employee Data Bloomberg · 7h ago
- FBI Investigates Hackers' Claim of Major Data Breach NewsMax.com · 7h ago
- FBI investigates apparent breach of its jobs website. Hackers claim to have sensitive employee data Associated Press · 7h ago
- FBI says investigating breach of ‘very sensitive’ data by hackers Al Jazeera · 5h ago
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first by Quartz, 9h ago · also Livemint, Sydney Morning Herald
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- FBI hacked? ShinyHunters claims brazen theft of sensitive agent data — what the cybercriminal group wants Livemint · 7h ago
- FBI hacked: Cyber gang claims it has sensitive data of agents and operations Sydney Morning Herald · 6h ago
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first by Breitbart, 10h ago · also One America News Network, NBC News
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- FBI investigating alleged security incident following hacking group's breach claims One America News Network · 7h ago
- FBI investigating hacking group's claim of massive breach of agent info NBC News · 7h ago
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first by Reuters, 11h ago · also Engadget
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first by Forbes Business, 7h ago · also Forbes
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first by NYT Politics, 10h ago · also NYT
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Today in the SUN we feature an article from @reuters.com on ShinyHunters hackers saying they breached the FBI Read more below: www.reuters.com/world/shinyh... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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"There has been a breach and all of the FBI employment records have been stolen. Please accept this one year complimentary credit monitoring service. Thanks, Kash." https://www. washingtonpost.com/national-se curity/2026/09/23/hacking-group-claims-have-stolen-thousands-fbi-employee-records/ # news # tech # technology
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ShinyHunters posted a letter to Kash Patel and FBI Cyber's Brett Leatherman on its leak site. It claims it breached FBI systems (CJ, HR, Medlink) and holds data on nearly every agent and job applicant, and gives the FBI a week to pull its Q2 2026 FLASH report on the group.
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Can somebody please hack SnapMagic EDA and dump all the symbols, footprint, and 3D models onto GitHub? F$&@ing stupid authentication crap bloat trash just gimme the model the gate keeping is WILD.
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Data stolen from the FBI provides sensitive assignment descriptions for named employees, exposing members of the "China criminal enterprise unit” & “Russia Operations Section" One ex-employee described it as a foreign intel "goldmine" ✏️ @reuters.com
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🇺🇸 # FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about scores of bureau officials’ job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence, drug cartels, and more, Reuters has found. https://www. reuters.com/world/hacked-fbi-d…
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I hope they release which FBI agent required them to start allowing sex with animals to no longer be a disqualifying factor of hiring.
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They must be into bestiality. "The group — a digital extortion collective known as ShinyHunters — posted an online message claiming it had breached the FBI’s online jobs portal and stolen information “on almost ALL FBI Agents, and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job.” RE:
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The digital extortion group known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a huge number of current and former FBI employees. https://www. reuters.com/world/shinyhunters -hackers-say-they-breached-federal-bureau-investigation-no-immediate-2026-09-22/
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Cyber extortion group ShinyHunters claims: 'We have compromised the FBI.' Experts see the threat to leak stolen FBI employee data as being a brand-building exercise designed to pressure future victims. https://www. databreachtoday.com/cyber-exto rtion-group-claims-we-have-compromised-fbi-a-32903
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ShinyHunters afirma haber hackeado al FBI y robado datos de miles de agentes. https:// es.qz.com/shinyhunters-fbi-hac k-datos-de-empleados-092326?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Publicado en Quartz en Español @ quartz-en-espa-ol-quartz
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