FBI Investigates Hackers' Claims of Stealing Employee Data
The FBI is investigating claims by the ShinyHunters group that it breached its systems and stole sensitive personal data from thousands of agents and applicants.
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The story so far
19 publishers have covered this in 31 articles since 22 Sept 2026. www.theregister.com published first, on 22 September at 17:24 UTC; TechCrunch followed 1h 16m later. The most recent article, from 404 Media, appeared on 2 October at 17:37 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: TechCrunch (major outlet), Axios (major outlet), Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), Washington Post (major outlet), CBS News Politics (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), www.theregister.com, Times of India, Protos, Fox News Politics and 7 more, all listed under Sources below.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- www.theregister.comShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated'
- TechCrunchHacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data
- AxiosFBI investigating claims that a major cybercrime group stole sensitive personnel data
- Times of India'Almost all agents' data stolen? Hackers claim FBI job site breach, stole 2TB of data
- ProtosCrypto hacking group ShinyHunters says it stole data of 5,000 FBI agents
- Fox News PoliticsFBI investigates after ShinyHunters hackers claim theft of agents' personal data
- Bloomberg TechnologyFBI Investigating Hackers’ Claims of Stealing Employee Data
- QuartzShinyHunters claims it hacked the FBI and stole data on thousands of agents
- The Guardian USFBI investigates breach of jobs website as hackers claim ‘very sensitive data’ stolen
- QuartzShinyHunters behauptet, es habe das FBI gehackt und Daten von Tausenden von Agenten gestohlen.
Show 21 later sources
- Washington PostHacking group claims to have stolen thousands of FBI employee records
- CBS News PoliticsCybercriminal group claims it stole FBI personnel and applicant data
- EngadgetShinyHunters hackers claim to have 2-3TB of sensitive information about FBI employees
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraFBI says investigating breach of ‘very sensitive’ data by hackers
- Ars TechnicaFBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real
- 404 MediaFBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit
- cnet.comTrove of Stolen Sensitive FBI Employee Data Is Significant Intelligence Risk
- Bloomberg TechnologyFBI Agent Homes, Job Titles in Data Hackers Claim to Have Stolen
- Fox News PoliticsFBI says source of its jobs portal breach still unknown as hackers allege employee data compromised
- www.theregister.comShinyHunters tells The Reg: We hacked the FBI to 'protect our business'
- Times of IndiaFBI confirms ‘cybersecurity incident’ after reported hack compromised employee info
- Inc.ShinyHunters Usually Hacks Businesses to Make Money. It Claims It Hacked the FBI for a Very Different Reason
- TechCrunchFBI reportedly declares ‘cyber security incident’ after hackers steal agents’ personal data
- 404 MediaFBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee Data
- CBS News PoliticsDutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBI
- www.theregister.comFBI to ShinyHunters: 'We know how to find you'
- France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo¿Hackeo al FBI? Lo que se sabe de la filtración masiva de datos de agentes y empleados
- France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivoLo que se sabe de la filtración masiva de datos del FBI
- decrypt.coFBI Tells Its Employees to Assume Hackers Have Their Personal Data
- Ars TechnicaHacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
- 404 MediaPodcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
Sources
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- Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data Ars Technica ·
- Dutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBI CBS News Politics ·
- FBI reportedly declares ‘cyber security incident’ after hackers steal agents’ personal data TechCrunch ·
- FBI Agent Homes, Job Titles in Data Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Bloomberg Technology ·
- FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real Ars Technica ·
- FBI says investigating breach of ‘very sensitive’ data by hackers Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
Show 25 more sources
- Cybercriminal group claims it stole FBI personnel and applicant data CBS News Politics ·
- Hacking group claims to have stolen thousands of FBI employee records Washington Post ·
- FBI investigates breach of jobs website as hackers claim ‘very sensitive data’ stolen The Guardian US ·
- FBI Investigating Hackers’ Claims of Stealing Employee Data Bloomberg Technology ·
- FBI investigating claims that a major cybercrime group stole sensitive personnel data Axios ·
- Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data TechCrunch ·
- Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data 404 Media
- FBI Tells Its Employees to Assume Hackers Have Their Personal Data decrypt.co
- Lo que se sabe de la filtración masiva de datos del FBI France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo
- ¿Hackeo al FBI? Lo que se sabe de la filtración masiva de datos de agentes y empleados France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo
- FBI to ShinyHunters: 'We know how to find you' www.theregister.com
- FBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee Data 404 Media
- ShinyHunters Usually Hacks Businesses to Make Money. It Claims It Hacked the FBI for a Very Different Reason Inc.
- FBI confirms ‘cybersecurity incident’ after reported hack compromised employee info Times of India
- ShinyHunters tells The Reg: We hacked the FBI to 'protect our business' www.theregister.com
- FBI says source of its jobs portal breach still unknown as hackers allege employee data compromised Fox News Politics
- Trove of Stolen Sensitive FBI Employee Data Is Significant Intelligence Risk cnet.com
- FBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit 404 Media
- ShinyHunters hackers claim to have 2-3TB of sensitive information about FBI employees Engadget
- ShinyHunters behauptet, es habe das FBI gehackt und Daten von Tausenden von Agenten gestohlen. Quartz
- ShinyHunters claims it hacked the FBI and stole data on thousands of agents Quartz
- FBI investigates after ShinyHunters hackers claim theft of agents' personal data Fox News Politics
- Crypto hacking group ShinyHunters says it stole data of 5,000 FBI agents Protos
- 'Almost all agents' data stolen? Hackers claim FBI job site breach, stole 2TB of data Times of India
- ShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated' www.theregister.com
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