FBI data breach and agent information leak 2026
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Kash Patel announces arrest of suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator in FBI portal breach
The hack exposed personal information from thousands of FBI employees.
ShinyHunters initially said they would post the sensitive information but later recanted the threat.
Patel said the ShinyHunters group is believed to be responsible for the FBIjobs.gov incident, which occurred on a platform managed by a third-party vendor.
FBI data breach: agents' sensitive and medical data hacked
404 Media first reported the alleged hack, saying ShinyHunters shared a list of 5,000 alleged FBI officials with it.
Since 2017, FBIJobs.gov has been the primary place for job-seekers to apply for employment at the FBI.
The FBI alert said ShinyHunters commonly uses harassment strategies including threatening text messages, phone calls, and swatting.
“is aware of a cyber-criminal enterprise group claiming a compromise of the FBIJobs.gov portal and alleged impact to FBI employee personally identifiable information (PII). While the point of breach is still undetermined -- whether a third-party or the FBI’s enterprise -- we are actively and aggressively investigating this matter and working closely with those third-party providers that support FBIJobs.gov to mitigate any and all risk.”