Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data

ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercriminal group known for large-scale data theft and extortion, says it has breached the FBI and stolen data on thousands of agents and applicants. The hackers made the claim on their dark web leak site, which TechCrunch reviewed, saying they had stolen “sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job.”

404 Media first reported on the breach after receiving a sample of the stolen names, home addresses, and phone numbers of FBI agents and their spouses, and verifying a portion of the stolen data against public records. The hackers say their hack is “not financially motivated,” and are demanding that the FBI remove a report that they say contains false allegations about the group.