ShinyHunters claims FBI breach after alleged PeopleSoft zero-day attack
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ShinyHunters claims FBI breach via PeopleSoft zero-day, steals staff data; FBI investigating, no confirmation yet.
The popular cybercrime group ShinyHunters is claiming that it breached the U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and stole sensitive information belonging to FBI employees and job applicants. The group says the operation was not financially motivated and was instead carried out in response to an FBI warning published earlier this year.
The claim surfaced on September 22 and quickly drew attention after ShinyHunters said it had obtained data on a large number of current and former FBI personnel. The group reportedly offered a sample of around 5,000 records as evidence and claimed that the stolen information could include names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, assignments and, in some cases, family details.