# FBI hack leaves agents fearful and angry over exposed personal data

https://mins.news/en/item/76582

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-28 05:45 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/crgjq913xgxgo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> ShinyHunters, the group claiming responsibility for breaching the FBI, has threatened to release stolen databases and files. Current and former agents fear that personal, medical and contact details could be used for phishing, extortion, swatting or recruitment by criminals and hostile state-backed hackers.

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