Top Stories · October 9, 2026
Suspect arrested in FBI hack that exposed employee information
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The FBI has arrested a suspected co-conspirator of the ShinyHunters hacking group in connection with a breach of the FBIjobs.gov website. The incident, first identified in late September, resulted in the theft of personal information—including Social Security numbers and addresses—of thousands of FBI employees from an unclassified third-party platform. Director Kash Patel and Cyber Assistant Director Brett Leatherman confirmed that the breach occurred because a contractor failed to apply a mandatory security patch, leading to the contractor's removal.
The FBI has arrested a suspected co-conspirator of the ShinyHunters hacking group in connection with a breach of the FBIjobs.gov website. The incident, first identified in late September, resulted in the theft of personal information—including Social Security numbers and addresses—of thousands of FBI employees from an unclassified third-party platform. Director Kash Patel and Cyber Assistant Director Brett Leatherman confirmed that the breach occurred because a contractor failed to apply a mandatory security patch, leading to the contractor's removal.