# FBI agents

Type: Company

Source: Cyber Intelligence Brief — https://getcyberbrief.com/entity/fbi-agents
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## Timeline

- **2026-09-24**: FBIJobs.gov remains offline — The FBI jobs website was still down as of Thursday afternoon as the bureau worked with third-party providers to mitigate risk.
- **2026-09-23**: ShinyHunters claims FBIJobs.gov compromise — ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for breaching FBIJobs.gov and said it held very sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and job applicants.
- **2026-09-23**: FBI confirms investigation — The FBI confirmed it was investigating the claims and said the point of breach remained undetermined, whether a third-party provider or the FBI's enterprise.
- **2026-05**: FBI advisory characterizes ShinyHunters — The FBI issued an advisory describing ShinyHunters as threat actors who often use real or exaggerated claims of access to sensitive information to prompt payment and may falsely claim to have compromising information.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### ShinyHunters Claims Data on 1,000s of FBI Agents and Applicants
2026-09-25 00:08:24 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 2

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims it compromised FBIJobs.gov and stole sensitive personally identifiable information on thousands of agents and applicants. The FBI says the breach point is undetermined and is investigating. Security leaders should treat the claim as unverified but operationally significant.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/shinyhunters-fbijobs-breach-claim

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