The FBI announced on 23 September 2026 that it was investigating an apparent breach of its job application website (FBIjobs.gov) after hacker group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen over 2 terabytes of sensitive data belonging to thousands of federal agents and applicants. The bureau confirmed awareness of the unauthorized access claims.
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The FBI is currently investigating a cyberattack on its job application website, FBIjobs.gov. ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen over 2 terabytes of sensitive data related to FBI employees and applicants. The group alleged they accessed information through a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft system. Cybersecurity experts expressed concerns about the potential long-term risks for affected indiv
#FBI investigating apparent #breach after #hackers claim to have stolen thousands of #federalagents’ #data www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/p... The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its networks after a prolific cybercriminal group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen thousands of FBI agents’ personal data, according to two sources fami...
FBIjobs.gov offline on Wednesday as ShinyHunters group claims to have accessed records of agents and applicants The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its jobs website as a criminal hacking group claimed to have accessed “very sensitive data” on nearly all agents and job applicants. “The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and is currently investiga
The FBI said it was investigating after a hacker group said they broke into a database and stole sensitive information regarding the bureau's agents. The group allegedly responsible said the attack was not financially motivated.
The FBI is investigating ShinyHunters’ claim that it accessed FBIJobs.gov and stole personnel and applicant information. The bureau said it was aware of claims of unauthorized activity affecting the jobs portal, which was offline Wednesday morning. The FBI has not confirmed that data was stolen or determined whether the alleged breach involved its systems or a third-party provider [abcnews.com#1][
The FBI said Wednesday it was investigating a criminal hacking group's claims that it had stolen "very sensitive data" belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau's jobs website.
"the group carried out the hack through an apparent vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft software, commonly used by companies and government agencies for large-scale data processing and human resources purposes" #Oracle The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromise
www.livenowfox.com/news/hackers... www.cbc.ca/news/world/s... The FBI is investigating claims that a criminal hacking group stole “very sensitive data” from FBI agents and applicants. Experts say if true, it could leave agents vulnerable to extortion.