FBI says investigating breach of ‘very sensitive’ data by hackers
Summary
The FBI is investigating a hacking attack on its jobs website, where a group called ShinyHunters claims to have stolen sensitive information about thousands of FBI employees. The hackers are demanding the FBI remove a negative statement about them and are trying to prevent the stolen data from spreading widely.Key Facts
- The FBI jobs website, fbijobs.gov, was breached by the hacking group ShinyHunters.
- ShinyHunters claims to have taken between two and three terabytes of data including detailed job information of many FBI employees.
- The stolen data reportedly includes sensitive details about FBI work on spying and investigations involving countries like China and Russia.
- The hackers are holding the data hostage, asking the FBI to remove an earlier negative statement about them from May.
- The FBI described ShinyHunters as threat actors who often make false claims to scare victims into paying money.
- The FBI is working with third-party providers to find out how the breach happened and to reduce risks.
- The FBI jobs website remained offline following the breach.
- The FBI has experienced other hacking attempts recently, including an attack on the FBI Director’s personal info by a pro-Iranian group.
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