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FBI investigating alleged ShinyHunters breach of its jobs site

The Record · · International · Data Breaches

The FBI is investigating a reported breach of its FBIjobs.gov recruitment site by ShinyHunters, a known cybercriminal group. The group reportedly replaced images on the site with a photo of a Pokémon associated with their brand.

Why this matters: ShinyHunters has a long record of serious breaches — millions of records, major companies, real damage. Defacing the FBI's own jobs site is partly a taunt, but the more practical concern is what else they may have accessed. People who applied for jobs with the FBI handed over sensitive personal information. That data could include background details, contact information, and more. The FBI investigating its own breach is awkward, and applicants deserve to know quickly whether their data was touched.

Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators

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