FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen employee data, compromised jobs website
Summary
The FBI is investigating claims by a hacking group, ShinyHunters, that it stole sensitive data from thousands of FBI agents and job applicants and broke into the bureau’s jobs website. The FBIJobs.gov site remains offline while the bureau works with outside providers to reduce risks and find how the breach happened.Key Facts
- The FBI is looking into claims of a hack on FBIJobs.gov, a site for FBI job applicants.
- The hacking group ShinyHunters says it has sensitive personal data on almost all FBI agents and job applicants.
- The FBI has not confirmed if the claims are true and continues to investigate.
- The jobs website is still offline to protect information and fix the issue.
- ShinyHunters asked the FBI to remove a public notice that called them cyber criminals and said the hacking was not about money.
- The FBI has been targeted before by hackers, including in March this year with other system breaches.
- The FBI said past breaches involved older, non-government information and did not affect sensitive current data.
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