# FBI rushes to investigate whether ShinyHunters really hacked thousands of employees

https://mins.news/en/item/71479

- Ars Technica, 2026-09-23 21:46 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/fbi-rushes-to-investigate-if-shinyhunters-hack-of-thousands-of-employees-is-real/

> The FBI is investigating ShinyHunters’ claim that it exploited a previously unknown bug in FBIJobs.gov and stole two to three terabytes of data from thousands of current and former employees, applicants, and others. The information reportedly includes names, addresses, phone numbers, spouses’ names, medical details, and potentially sensitive work information; none has yet been leaked.

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