FBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee Data
ShinyHunters, the group that stole data on “all FBI employees” including addresses and details on their spouses, told 404 Media on Monday “Since the very beginning we had made our decision that we would never publish this data. We have never intended to nor have we ever planned to.”
Hackers behind the massive FBI breach, called ShinyHunters, have stated they will not publish the stolen data. The breach involved stealing personal information of FBI employees and applicants, including addresses, job roles, spouses' names, and medical records. This breach poses significant national security and counterintelligence threats as criminals within the same ecosystem as ShinyHunters have used hacked phone data to harass FBI agents.
ShinyHunters initially claimed to have compromised the data of "all FBI employees and applicants," totaling between two and three terabytes. They did not intend to publish the data, stating it was a marketing campaign to combat disinformation. The FBI is investigating the cyber incident and treating it seriously, while ShinyHunters maintains the breach was not extortion or financially motivated.
The stolen data is of high interest to foreign intelligence agencies, potentially putting those who obtained it at risk.
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