{
  "id": 13201822,
  "title": "Suspect arrested in FBI hack that exposed employee information",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/suspect-arrested-in-fbi-hack-that-exposed-employee-information",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:12:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/suspect-arrested-fbi-hack-exposed-employee-information/story?id=137134928"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested another individual believed to be part of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which is accused of stealing personal information from thousands of FBI employees. This arrest comes shortly after the FBI removed a contracting company it blamed for the breach that exposed the sensitive data.\n\nThe hack targeting the FBI's job website, FBIJobs.gov, took place in late September and exposed employee names, addresses, personal and work contact information, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and emergency contact details. Initially, the ShinyHunters group had threatened to release the stolen information, but later retracted their threat.\n\nFBI Cyber Assistant Director Brett Leatherman revealed that the breach occurred due to a security failure on the third-party platform managed by a contractor. The FBI has removed the contractor and taken measures to protect its workforce from further risk.\n\nThe FBI informed its employees that their personal information might have been compromised and asked them to remain vigilant and not respond to any suspicious calls. The agency also issued an alert to the public, urging them not to engage with the media and to report any such attempts to 911.",
  "summary": "The hack exposed personal information from thousands of bureau employees.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "FBI arrests suspect in ShinyHunters hack of the bureau’s jobs portal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fbi-arrests-suspect-in-shinyhunters-hack-of-the-bureaus-jobs-portal-13216680",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:38:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "FBI arrests suspect in ShinyHunters hack of the bureau’s jobs portal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fbi-arrests-suspect-in-shinyhunters-hack-of-the-bureaus-jobs-portal",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:38:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "FBI arrests suspected member of ShinyHunters in connection with jobs site hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fbi-arrests-suspected-member-of-shinyhunters-in-connection-with-jobs",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:35:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "FBI Arrests Suspect from Hacker Group that Targeted GTA and the FBI Itself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fbi-arrests-suspect-from-hacker-group-that-targeted-gta-and-the-fbi",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:59:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hacker News",
        "title": "FBI Arrests Another ShinyHunters Suspect Reportedly Involved in Its Jobs Portal Hack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fbi-arrests-another-shinyhunters-suspect-reportedly-involved-in-its",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:45:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}