FBI investigating alleged ShinyHunters breach of its jobs site
The FBI is investigating unauthorized activity on FBIjobs.gov after the ShinyHunters group defaced the site and claimed to have stolen data on current and former employees and applicants. The group shared samples of 5,000 agent records with news outlets, which confirmed their legitimacy, and threatened to leak more unless the FBI removes a public notice.
- ShinyHunters replaced images on FBIjobs.gov with a Pokemon mascot
- Group gave 404media samples of 5,000 FBI agent records
- FBI confirmed it is investigating and declined further comment
- ShinyHunters threatens to leak data on all agents and applicants
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