REPORT: Sensitive Data Of FBI Agents Stolen In Hack

The hacking group known as ShinyHunters is claiming that had obtained sensitive personnel information associated with Federal Bureau of Investigation employees and job applicants.

The group said the data was taken from systems linked to the FBI’s jobs portal and related services. According to a report from ABC News, which reviewed sample records, portions of the material appeared consistent with public records and other available information.

The FBI said it was investigating the claims and had not publicly confirmed the full scope of any intrusion or the origin of all of the material.

“We have compromised the FBI,” the group wrote in a message addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel and Cyber Division official Brett Leatherman. “We hold very sensitive data on almost ALL FBI Agents and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job.”

The group further stated that the operation was a response to a May 2026 FBI public advisory describing ShinyHunters’ methods and advising targets not to pay. It demanded that the FBI “correct or simply REMOVE” the advisory within a week.

In addition, the group said the effort was “not financially motivated and claimed to have taken two to three terabytes of data. They later stated that the material covered tens of thousands of current and former personnel and applicants.

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Three entries in the list of 5,000 alleged FBI officials that ShinyHunters shared with media… pic.twitter.com/unTkJg4V6F

— International Cyber Digest (@IntCyberDigest) September 24, 2026

404 Media first reported the claim after receiving a sample of about 5,000 records. That sample, according to ABC News, included names, home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and, in some cases, information about spouses or emergency contacts.

According to a separate report from Reuters, a spreadsheet also listed Social Security numbers and job assignments, including work related to China, Russia, cartels, cyber operations, and intelligence collection. Reuters said it partially verified some entries, including details that appeared to match FBI Director Kash Patel, against credit and previously leaked records, but could not independently establish that the data came from FBI internal systems.

The hackers also claimed to have obtained access through a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft and movement into Amazon-hosted government cloud systems. The FBI jobs site was taken offline and displayed a maintenance message.

“The FBI is aware of a cyber-criminal enterprise group claiming a compromise of the FBIJobs.gov portal and alleged impact to FBI employee personally identifiable information (PII). While the point of breach is still undetermined — whether a third-party or the FBI’s enterprise — we are actively and aggressively investigating this matter and working closely with those third-party providers that support FBIJobs.gov to mitigate any and all risk,” an FBI spokesperson said in response to the breach.

The bureau has not publicly confirmed that medical files, badge numbers, or specific intelligence-unit assignments were taken from its own systems.

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