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ShinyHunters claims FBI breach was revenge for “false” report

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1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 23 September 2026
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22 Sept
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data

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

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN 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
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
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
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
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