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FBI investigates alleged theft of ‘very sensitive’ employee data

ShinyHunters hackers claim to have stolen data on thousands of FBI employees as the agency probes a portal breach. Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.

4 reports4 sourcesSep 23, 2026, 9:18 PM
FilterAl Jazeera
Clustered coverageAl Jazeera, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, The Straits Times
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Al JazeeraSep 23, 2026, 9:18 PM

FBI investigates alleged theft of ‘very sensitive’ employee data

ShinyHunters hackers claim to have stolen data on thousands of FBI employees as the agency probes a portal breach.

The Globe and MailSep 23, 2026, 7:12 PM

FBI investigates hackers’ claim to have stolen sensitive employee data

Hacking group ShinyHunters claim to have hacked sensitive data belonging to thousands of agents and applicants while compromising bureau’s jobs website

The GuardianSep 23, 2026, 5:25 PM

FBI investigates breach of jobs website as hackers claim ‘very sensitive data’ stolen

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 investigating,” the bureau said in a statement. The website, the main portal for prospective employees to learn about the FBI and initiate the application process, remained offline Wednesday morning. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesSep 23, 2026, 1:55 AM

ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees

The FBI said it is currently investigating the claims.

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