CTI · reported · 2026-09-26

ShinyHunters claims breach of FBI jobs site exposing personnel data

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MITRE ATT&CK

• T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
• T1491 Defacement Impact
• T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service Exfiltration

Indicators

No curated indicators tied to this case.

Detections

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References

• https://www.npr.org/2026/09/24/nx-s1-5979037/fbi-investigating-after-hackers-say-they-took-sensitive-data-from-agencys-jobs-site
• https://meterpreter.org/fbi-breach-shinyhunters-remote-operations-unit/
• https://www.darkowl.com/blog-content/fbi-allegedly-hacked-by-shinyhunters/