FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data
The FBI is investigating a significant data breach by the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claims to have stolen sensitive employee information from the bureau's job portal. The FBI has vowed to track down the perpetrators, who allegedly accessed terabytes of personal and professional data.
Why it matters
This breach represents a major security failure for a federal law enforcement agency, raising questions about the vulnerability of government systems to data extortion.
In a video posted on social media, the assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, Brett Leatherman, vowed yesterday to hunt down the members of a cybercriminal group going by the name of ShinyHunters, the same group that last week claimed to steal reams of sensitive data from the FBI itself.
"You know how to find us, and we know how to find you," Leatherman said in the video, encouraging the prolific group of loosely connected data extortionists to come forward and share information or face the consequences. "I suggest you reach out first while the choice is still yours."
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