ShinyHunters claim breach of FBI employee and applicant data

September 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM1 min

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Hackers from ShinyHunters claim to have obtained information on all FBI employees and applicants, including phone numbers, home addresses, and dates of birth. The group also reportedly defaced the FBI jobs page, which is displaying a “system unavailable” banner. The claims were reported by 404 Media and partially corroborated by Reuters.

Key Facts

ShinyHunters claim to have obtained information on all FBI employees and applicants.
The data reportedly includes phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, and in some cases details on spouses.
The group also reportedly defaced the FBI jobs page, which is displaying a “system unavailable” banner.
404 Media reported the claims, with Reuters corroborating in part.

Claimed Data Breach

ShinyHunters claim to have obtained information on all FBI employees and applicants. The data reportedly includes phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, and in some cases details on spouses. The group made the claims public on September 22, 2026.

FBI Jobs Page Defacement

The group also reportedly defaced the FBI jobs page earlier today. The page is currently displaying a “system unavailable” banner.

Reporting and Corroboration

404 Media reported the claims, with Reuters corroborating in part. The Verge published the story on September 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM UTC.