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FBI employee and applicant data leak claim

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The FBI is facing a claimed data leak after ShinyHunters said it stole 2TB to 3TB of internal records and sensitive personnel files. The alleged exposure covers current and former FBI employees, job applicants, and other records, including PII/PHI. The group also shared sample records and a defaced FBI Jobs page claiming the information had been compromised. The claims remain unverified, but the reported scope points to a potentially large personnel-data exposure.

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Timeline

  1. 22.09.2026 22:13 1 articles · 1h ago

    ShinyHunters says it used Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day access to reach FBI systems

    Exploitation Observed

    ShinyHunters says it used an unpatched Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day with remote code execution on Monday night to access FBI systems before moving laterally into FBI-managed AWS GovCloud infrastructure.

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  2. 22.09.2026 22:13 2 articles · 1h ago

    ShinyHunters claims FBI data theft and shares sample records

    Initial Disclosure

    ShinyHunters publicly claimed it breached FBI systems with a new Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day, stole between 2TB and 3TB of data, compromised FBI Criminal Justice, HR, Medlink, and other services, and shared sample records plus a defaced FBI Jobs page stating that FBI employee and applicant information had been compromised. The FBI said affected systems were taken offline and the jobs site showed a maintenance message.

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