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ShinyHunters FBI Data Breach Claims

BACKGROUND
2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 22 September 2026UPDATED 20 October 2026
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23 Sept
ShinyHunters claims FBI breach was revenge for “false” report

The extortion group says it stole sensitive data on FBI agents and job applicants, and wants the bureau to retract a warning about its tactics.

REPORT · WHO · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
22 Sept
ShinyHunters claims FBI hack, data theft in PeopleSoft zero-day breach

The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it breached FBI systems using a new Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day vulnerability, gaining access to internal services and stealing sensitive

REPORT · HOW · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
19 Oct
Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site

U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI have identified executives at two different ransomware

REPORT · WHO · Krebs on SecurityOPEN STORY
28 Sept
FBI reportedly declares ‘cyber security incident’ after hackers steal agents’ personal data

FBI reportedly declares ‘cyber security incident’ after hackers steal agents’ personal data

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
29 Sept
FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in after recent arrest

The FBI is warning members of the ShinyHunters extortion group to turn themselves in after Dutch police arrested a man the bureau described as one of the group's alleged leaders.

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
23 Sept
FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real

It's unclear what will happen if FBI misses ShinyHunters' deadline.

REPORT · WHEN · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
8 Sept
ShinyHunters hackers claim breach of Florida "DAVID" DMV database

The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it breached an online platform for the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles database known as "DAVID" and stole over 200,000 records about

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
24 Sept
The hacker group claims it managed to steal thousands of current and former employees’ personal data by exploiting a previously unknown bug found on an agency jobs website.

The hacker group claims it managed to steal thousands of current and former employees’ personal data by exploiting a previously unknown bug found on an agency jobs website.

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
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