FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real
It's unclear what will happen if FBI misses ShinyHunters' deadline.
It's unclear what will happen if FBI misses ShinyHunters' deadline.
The short version
- It’s unclear what will happen if FBI misses ShinyHunters’ deadline.
- The FBI is now investigating claims from a hacker group that thousands of current and former employees’ personal data was stolen after the group exploited a previously unknown bug found on an agency jobs website.
- On Tuesday, 404 Media reported that ShinyHunters took down the agency site, FBIJobs.gov, then posted a banner on the homepage that said “THIS SITE HAS BEEN SEIZED BY SHINYHUNTERS.” The group’s motive was not to extort the FBI or seek a ransom, it claimed.
What happened
“We wish to state unequivocally our threats and claims are very real,” the group said. “Not exaggerated and never a bluff.” ShinyHunters was also upset that the FBI claimed the group conducts swatting attacks against corporate workers and makes sextortion threats.
Why it matters
That “never” happens, ShinyHunters said.
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