ShinyHunters insists the hack is 'not financially motivated'
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The group told reporters it was not seeking a ransom but rather demanding the FBI remove a report it says contains false allegations about ShinyHunters, calling its intended action 'coercion' rather than extortion.
“sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job.”
ShinyHunters, Dark web leak site post · mastodon ↗ShinyHunters Hacking group behind the claimed breachFBI Targeted agency
Kash Patel FBI DirectorJoseph Cox / 404 Media Reporters who first obtained hacker sample data
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FBI tells me it's "aware of claims" of a hack affecting its jobs site and is "currently investigating.” ShinyHunters, meanwhile, tell me that they are confident that they have data "on mostly all of FBI" and a substantial amount of applicants' data. More: https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/hack…
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Not just government employees, employees of government contractors who held or applied for security clearances. I’ve never worked for the government but the CCP got my SF-86. My employer’s infosec group told us they believe that the same group was also responsible for the Mariott data breach in the same timeframe and that it was believed to be…
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I hate they’ve done this. Couldn’t they do something productive and positive by releasing the Epstein files with only victim names redacted?
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"A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.”" https://www. 404media.co/we-hacked-the-fbi- hackers-say-they-have-data-on-all-fbi-employees/ # fbi # cybersecurity # hacked
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I don't think it's that no one can do it but rather we always use the cheapest option and then get surprised that we get what we pay for.I'm not just talking about bids. The idea presets itself prolifically. We all work in tech, I'm sure you see it on a daily basis. Rush Rush, no time to think, just do it. 6mo later, "there's so much shit! How…
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I'm curios to see how this plays out. Probably not that explosively, but would be nice to find some juicy details.
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So it seems the data hacked from the # FBI by ShinyHunters is legit https://www. reuters.com/world/shinyhunters -hackers-say-they-breached-federal-bureau-investigation-no-immediate-2026-09-22/
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The only safe data is data not collected, directly followed by data that is only stored on paper.There is always a tension between being agile and being safe, doubly so for governments.It would be hilarious if the slow adoption of digital services by some countries and entities actually turn out to be an advantage.
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Kash Patel is a degenerate moron appointed to his position to weaken our country in service to the Antichrist.
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"The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards — and even then I have my doubts".Old but gold stuff from Gene Spafford
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I'm always wondering how it is possible to exfiltrate more than 2 TB of data shouldn't any sysadmin alarmed? because if you want to do that undetected you need several days to weeks to download that data
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U.S. government likes storing employee data as "controlled unclassified", in other words "totally not secure at all".
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Rookie move. Missed the chance to claim that an AI Agent swarm hacked it autonomously and claim billions of VC investment.
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