ShinyHunters Hackers Claim FBI Breach, Stealing Thousands of Employee Records

• •ShinyHunters claims to have stolen thousands of FBI employee and applicant records from the agency's jobs portal, FBIjobs.gov.
• •The stolen data could pose a major counterintelligence threat, with TechCrunch noting agents and families could be extorted into cooperating with foreign governments.
• •The group targeted the FBI after the agency detailed ShinyHunters' methods and publicly advised against paying ransoms, according to the New York Post.
• •The FBI confirmed it is investigating the suspected compromise and assessing the scope of unauthorized activity.
• •The full extent of the breach, including whether systems beyond the jobs portal were accessed, remains undetermined.

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