FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real

“Seized by ShinyHunters” FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real It’s unclear what will happen if FBI misses ShinyHunters’ deadline.

16 FBI Director Kash Patel is investigating hacking claims. FBI Director Kash Patel is investigating hacking claims. Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The FBI is now investigating claims from a hacker group that thousands of current and former employees’ personal data was stolen after the group exploited a previously unknown bug found on an agency jobs website.

On Tuesday, 404 Media reported that ShinyHunters took down the agency site, FBIJobs.gov, then posted a banner on the homepage that said “THIS SITE HAS BEEN SEIZED BY SHINYHUNTERS.”