ShinyHunters says it won’t publish FBI data
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
September 28, 2026 04:48 PM ET
The group’s new statement — which called the incident a “marketing campaign" — follows reports that the stolen material includes medical records and details about employees working in sensitive intelligence roles.
The ShinyHunters cybercriminal group said Monday it does not intend to publish troves of sensitive FBI employee data it claims to have stolen, describing its confrontation with the bureau as a “marketing campaign” after demanding last week that the agency retract a public warning about its tactics.
“Since the very beginning we had made our decision that we would never publish this data. We have never intended to nor have we ever planned to,” the group said in an email to Nextgov/FCW.
The assertion leaves unresolved questions about the full scope of the intrusion...
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