--- title: Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI,... description: Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI, stealing sensitive personal data on nearly all FBI agents and job applicants, including... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data-424w11xxv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data | daily.dev og:description: Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI, stealing sensitive personal data on nearly all FBI agents and job applicants, including... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data-424w11xxv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/424W11xxV.png og:image:alt: Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI, stealing sensitive personal data on nearly all FBI agents and job applicants, including names, home addresses, and phone numbers of agents and their spouses. According to 404 Media, the attackers first compromised an Oracle PeopleSoft server used for HR and recruitment data, then pivoted into an Amazon-hosted government cloud storing agent and applicant records, exfiltrating terabytes of data. The group says the hack is not financially motivated and is demanding the FBI remove a public report containing what it calls false allegations about the group. The FBI's jobs application portal was reportedly defaced and shown as down for maintenance. Security experts note the stolen data could enable foreign intelligence services to extort or coerce FBI agents and their families. This marks the second reported FBI system breach this year, following an earlier compromise of wiretap and surveillance systems and a separate hack of FBI director Kash Patel's personal email by an Iran-linked group. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What data did ShinyHunters claim to steal from the FBI? ShinyHunters claims to have stolen sensitive personal data on almost all FBI agents and individuals who applied for FBI jobs, including names, home addresses, and phone numbers of agents and their spouses. The group says it exfiltrated terabytes of data after breaching an Oracle PeopleSoft server and pivoting into an Amazon-hosted government cloud storing this information. _Security teams tracking breach disclosures like this one follow ongoing coverage on daily.dev._ ### How did hackers reportedly gain access to FBI agent and applicant data? According to reporting, ShinyHunters first breached an Oracle PeopleSoft server, commonly used by HR and recruiters to store job applicant information, then pivoted from there into an Amazon-hosted government cloud storing FBI agents' and applicants' personal data, ultimately exfiltrating terabytes of records. _Developers securing HR systems and cloud infrastructure follow attack chain breakdowns like this on daily.dev._ ### Why is stolen FBI agent personal data considered a counterintelligence risk? Stolen home addresses, phone numbers, and family details for FBI agents could let hackers or foreign intelligence services coerce or extort agents and their families into cooperating with a foreign government, since the exposed information reveals where agents live and who their relatives are, creating leverage for blackmail or targeted approaches. _Security professionals assessing breach fallout track counterintelligence risk analysis like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations](https://daily.dev/posts/cybercriminals-claim-breach-of-oracle-peoplesoft-servers-at-100-plus-organizations-pjb82lsrq) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [ShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated'](https://daily.dev/posts/shinyhunters-claims-fbi-hack-this-is-not-financially-motivated--nivz5axwz) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [NAIC says public data stolen in ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft breach](https://daily.dev/posts/naic-says-public-data-stolen-in-shinyhunters-peoplesoft-breach-v3kltjvu7) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#data-breach](https://daily.dev/tags/data-breach) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data-424w11xxv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data-424w11xxv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data-424w11xxv"},"datePublished":"2026-09-22T18:43:06.514Z","dateModified":"2026-09-22T18:43:35.433Z","description":"Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI, stealing sensitive personal data on nearly all FBI agents and job applicants, including...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/61b9b66c00207cba9c25be44208b252d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/61b9b66c00207cba9c25be44208b252d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data-424w11xxv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"data-breach","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hacking-group-shinyhunters-claims-it-breached-the-fbi-stole-agents-and-applicants-data-424w11xxv#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What data did ShinyHunters claim to steal from the FBI?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ShinyHunters claims to have stolen sensitive personal data on almost all FBI agents and individuals who applied for FBI jobs, including names, home addresses, and phone numbers of agents and their spouses. 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