Cybersecurity entity
data-breach is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Brett Leatherman is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. We currently track 1 Cybersecurity story that mention FBI job applicants, all published on September 25, 2026.
Last mentioned: 6d ago
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Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.
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data-breach is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Brett Leatherman is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. We currently track 1 Cybersecurity story that mention FBI job applicants, all published on September 25, 2026. Each carries 2 original sources on average.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 6 Cybersecurity stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering FBI job applicants. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Source: fox5ny.com · fox2detroit.com
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