Cybercriminal group claims it breached FBI jobs portal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 04:24 · Archive

Cybercriminals claim they stole FBI employee and applicant data from the FBIJobs.gov portal.

A cybercriminal group called ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI's jobs portal and stole personnel data including names, addresses and Social Security numbers. The FBI has acknowledged a breach but says the source remains unknown; experts note the hackers' claims have not yet been confirmed by the bureau.

How it is being reported

• FBI says source of its jobs portal breach still unknown as hackers allege employee data compromisedFox News · 25 Sept, 01:59
• Cybercriminal group claims it stole FBI personnel and applicant dataCBS News · 23 Sept, 21:59

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