ShinyHunters Hackers Say They Stole Psychiatric And Medical Records Of FBI Staff
ShinyHunters says it stole names, addresses and medical details for thousands of agents and is threatening to publish them unless demands are met.
- Hackers known as ShinyHunters stole FBI personnel records, including sensitive psychiatric and medical evaluations, according to reports on Friday. The group claims to have breached the FBIjobs site, stealing up to 3 terabytes of data.
- The group first claimed to have breached FBI systems on Monday, and the FBI acknowledged the incident on Wednesday, stating it was "aggressively investigating" how the security failure occurred.
- Data includes personal medical references like "blood in the urine" and "high cholesterol." Former FBI agent Michael McPherson warned this incident "cuts to the core of agent safety," exposing families to potential threats.
- Rather than money, the group wants the FBI to retract a May advisory that "offended" them. Former operative Eric Neill warned the breach risks becoming a serious counterintelligence threat, potentially attracting hostile foreign intelligence services.
- Staff remain concerned about "sloppy and lazy security failures" as hackers threatened to publish the stolen databases within four days unless their demands are met.
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It is assessed that the information can be used against the agents concerned.
The digital extortion group ShinyHunters, which this week said it had successfully hacked into the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) system, has provided the media with further evidence. Specifically, it is a sample of sensitive medical information of agents, including blood and urine test results and allergy records.
The hacker group "Shiny Hunters" broke into the system of the US FBI and stole the medical data of, as they claim, about 60,000 current and former employees.
The hacker group ShinyHunters stated that psychiatric and medical reports were among the Bureau's stolen data from the FBI, as reported by Reuters with reference to hackers and documents reviewed. ShinyHunters, one of the most famous and visible hacker groups, first reported a break-in by the FBI on Tuesday.
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