FBI investigating claims that ShinyHunters stole data on its agents
During the past year, the cybercrime group ShinyHunters has been extorting companies and, last week, took over a rival gang’s leak site. Now, it has gone after the agency that warned the public about it.
The FBI stated on Tuesday that it is investigating a possible breach of its online jobs portal after the cybercrime group said it had stolen ‘very sensitive’ data on ‘almost all’ FBI agents and those who had applied for positions at the bureau.
“The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and is currently investigating,” the bureau said in a statement.
The breach was first reported by 404 Media, which received a sample covering 5,000 purported agents, including names, home addresses, phone numbers, and details of their spouses.
Two people with knowledge of the breach told Politicothat investigators consider the claims credible and view the incident as a significant counterintelligence...
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