The digital extortion group known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a huge number of current and former FBI employees.
\n\nThe bureau did not respond to repeated messages seeking comment.
\n\nIn a statement posted to its dark-web site and during an online chat with Reuters, ShinyHunters said it had targeted the FBI in response to a May 2026 agency announcement that detailed ShinyHunters’ methods and advised targets not to pay.
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\n\nIt said it had stolen data "on almost ALL FBI Agents, and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job."
\n\nAs proof, the group offered what it said was a screenshot of a vandalized FBI job site and what it described as a small sample of its stolen data.
\n\nReuters could not verify the authenticity of the screenshot, but the job site did appear to have experienced recent disruption. A message posted to the site on Tuesday said that both it and the FBI "Special Agent Applicant Portal" were "currently unavailable."
\n\nThe data sample appeared to contain information about FBI agents' names, home…
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