Legal tech · on the rundown Tuesday, September 22, 2026
ShinyHunters claims 2-3 TB FBI data breach
Covered by 14 outlets over 53 hours. They ran 11 distinct reports; the most widely run, a syndicated copy, appeared on 3 sites. First reported by 404media.co at 17:46 UTC on September 22, 2026.
- outlets14
- distinct reports11
- first to latest report53 h
- names in it5
What happened?
- ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 2 to 3 terabytes of data on FBI personnel and job applicants, including 'almost all FBI agents.'
- 404 Media received a sample appearing to contain personal data on 5,000 FBI employees, including addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and spouse details.
- The FBI has not confirmed the breach but said it is investigating unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and possible impact to FBI employee PII.
A cybercriminal group claims it stole 2-3 terabytes of FBI employee and applicant data. ShinyHunters claims that Oracle PeopleSoft and Amazon-hosted government cloud systems were central to its kill chain.
A machine summary written from the reports listed below; read them for the full account. How summaries are made and what is checked.
Who reported it, and when?
| Time | Report | Run by |
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| Sep 22 17:46 | Report by 404media.co |
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| Sep 22 18:40 | Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data |
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| Sep 22 19:30 | ShinyHunters hackers claim FBI breach, theft of employee data |
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| Sep 22 21:46 | Report by rt.com |
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| Sep 23 03:45 | Report by Times of India |
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| Sep 23 20:59 | Report by cbsnews.com |
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| Sep 24 03:33 | Stolen FBI data reveals employees’ roles in intelligence and surveillance |
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| Sep 24 06:00 | Report by union-bulletin.com |
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| Sep 24 08:15 | Stolen FBI data reveals employee roles in intelligence and surveillance |
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| Sep 24 20:30 | Report by fox5ny.com | |
| Sep 24 22:45 | Report by Wgxa |
A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 7 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.
Who was named?
- Amazon 329 events
- FBI 87 events
- Oracle 65 events
- ShinyHunters 15 events
- Oracle PeopleSoft
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