# ShinyHunters hackers claim breach of FBI and theft of employee data

https://mins.news/en/item/69459

- CBC News, 2026-09-22 18:51 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/shinyhunters-breach-fbi-9.7354002?cmp=rss

> The digital extortion group ShinyHunters claims it breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and took data belonging to thousands of FBI employees.

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