FBI investigating alleged ShinyHunters breach of its jobs site
The ShinyHunters cybercriminal organization on Tuesday replaced agency images on the FBIjobs.gov site with a photo of a Pokemon that has become the group’s defacto mascot.
Authorities in the United States are scrutinizing allegations of a significant cyberattack that allegedly resulted in the theft of sensitive data belonging to thousands of FBI staff members. According to reports, over 2 terabytes of confidential information, encompassing personal details such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, were reportedly compromised.
The FBI has acknowledged receiving information about unauthorized access to employee data, stating that it is currently conducting an investigation, as reported by Axios. Security experts have voiced heightened apprehensions that the stolen data may be disseminated across various entities on the dark web, thereby exacerbating the existing security vulnerabilities.
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