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FBI Says ShinyHunters Breached FBIJobs.gov, Stole Employee Data

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC · How we work

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ShinyHunters Breach FBIJobs

The FBI says hacker group ShinyHunters breached FBIJobs.gov and stole data on thousands of employees.
The leaked 5,000-line spreadsheet contains names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates and emergency contacts.
It also lists assignments to field offices and units targeting China, Russia, Iran, drug cartels, surveillance.
ShinyHunters will withhold release until the FBI retracts its May statement while the FBI investigates and the site stays offline.

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Pro-Iranian Group Posts Patel

ShinyHunters asserted the FBI breach was not ransom-driven and claimed federal policies did not apply.
A pro-Iranian hacking group posted former FBI Director Kash Patel’s decade-old photos, résumé and personal documents online in March.
The FBI said it is coordinating with third-party providers that support FBIJobs.gov to mitigate any risk.

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Oracle Ignores Zero-Day

Oracle has not commented on the alleged PeopleSoft zero-day used in the FBI breach.
Security experts advise disabling PeopleSoft’s Environment Management Hub to mitigate unpatched vulnerability risks.
Etay Maor says a public claim of compromising a law-enforcement agency is unprecedented.
William Wright urges Oracle to issue an emergency patch to stop further exploitation.
ShinyHunters seized the Clop ransomware leak site, escalating a dispute with a rival cybercrime group.

History

Historical Context

In April 2015, Chinese-linked hackers from the Jiangsu State Security Department breached the Office of Personnel Management, exfiltrating about 22.1 million SF-86 security-clearance records. The breach triggered DHS emergency directives and heightened scrutiny of federal IT. The 2024 ShinyHunters intrusion into FBIJobs.gov, which leaked thousands of employee files, echoes that pattern, forcing the FBI and other agencies to speed patch rollouts and tighten supply-chain security.

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ShinyHunters Breach FBIJobs

The FBI says hacker group ShinyHunters breached FBIJobs.gov and stole data on thousands of employees.
The leaked 5,000-line spreadsheet contains names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates and emergency contacts.
It also lists assignments to field offices and units targeting China, Russia, Iran, drug cartels, surveillance.
ShinyHunters will withhold release until the FBI retracts its May statement while the FBI investigates and the site stays offline.

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