this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2026
580 points (99.5% liked)

Technology

88203 readers
4131 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots


founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.” A representative of the group, called ShinyHunters, told 404 Media the data includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse.

The data breach could be massively significant and may have all sorts of national security and counterintelligence implications. Criminals from the same ecosystem as ShinyHunters have previously used hacked data like phone records to track, intimidate, and harass the FBI agents investigating them. The highly sensitive data could also be a boon to foreign intelligence agencies who want to better understand how one of the most important law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the U.S. operates. And if the data fell into the hands of more criminals, FBI agents and their spouses could face serious threats to their safety.

“We hacked the FBI. We hold data on all FBI employees and applicants,” the representative of the group told 404 Media.

The representative provided 404 Media with a sample appearing to contain the personal data of 5,000 FBI employees. That data included an alleged address, phone number, date of birth, and in some cases details on their spouse.


top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

If it’s profitable it’s legal. Just cut Trump in on it and there will be no consequences.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 78 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My favorite part is that the exploit was an Oracle issue. The Ellison family sucks.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Didn’t oracle just pay out a settlement for a data breach?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 22 hours ago

selling of parts paramount to the saudis, they overextended thier purchases.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 24 points 22 hours ago

I honestly DGAF about the employees, I do care about the internal documents indicating what they’re collecting on innocent parties and sitting on regarding the rich and dirty ones.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day ago

Release it all please.

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 113 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Before they leak it, they should coerce the FBI to leak the Epstein Files and then leak the FBI stuff anyway. Would be hilarious. We be top tier.

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That won't work though because the federal government doesn't negotiate with terrorists*.

Instead, they do their negotiating with rich pedophiles.

[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

You appear to have two paragraphs that are accurate.... Without a footnote. What was the * for?

:p

Turns out firing all the experts and replacing them with incompetent sycophants has consequences

[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 72 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The government needs to provide all FBI employees with 1 free year of credit monitoring. That free year is the resolution I've seen from the corporations that were hacked. Remember when a couple credit bureaus were hack multiple times and they provided this? The FBI should also provide compensation for the hack if employees sign up in time. Usually you get like $20 for the data leak.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I think when OPM was hacked that is what employees got lol

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Yup, it just ran out recently.

[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then years later they can claim the $4 check from the settled class action lawsuit

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 171 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Prove it. List which ones are into beastiality. I want see just how big Kash Patel's eyes can pop when he has to explain it.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 72 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Weirdly, this is the most normal he’s ever really looked, even with the external eyeballs. Never realized just how big of an impact those bugeyes have.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 22 hours ago

his coke eyes are designed to see DOGS of all breeds from anywhere on the world.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)
load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 127 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

It’s a real shame the feds don’t hire the nerds who might’ve prevented this. The tl;dr is hiring freezes, reinstated fitness tests, and drug usage disqualifications put cops behind computers, not IT. Who saw that coming.

[–] searabbit@piefed.social 12 points 16 hours ago

Plus DOGE got rid of basically all the competent cybersecurity professionals.

Smoking the Devil’s lettuce? GTFO. Into fucking dogs? You’re hired!

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

Names/addresses/ages/phone numbers/applications, shit they could have just found the login for one of the hiring groups indeed profiles, lol.

[–] cardboardboxfort@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But they do allow bestiality now.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How is this the one photo where he doesn't look like he's holding in a massive shit?

Dogs really are the best.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To me he always looks like he got caught masturbating to horse porn by his parents. I'm amazed he managed to take a decent photo as well.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

That’s his afterglow face.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

He does look a little flushed.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right? They're gonna relax the standards for dog fuckers but not for weed?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 71 points 1 day ago

Weed intoxicates the brain . That's bad.

[–] SarahValentine@pawb.social 50 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

Meh, these are the same fucks who breached the Canvas backend and held student data for ransom. I don't care if they target a government agency I don't like - they're just another bunch of assholes out to make a profit.

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That was fucked up and they are wrong for that but if they keep going after feds I'm all for them.

Wish they could leak the Epstein files (without pics and vids).

Their talents were wasted on Canvas if they have this kind of capability.

Either that or, the FBI's database just has ultra piss poor security which sounds about right anymore.

[–] SarahValentine@pawb.social 8 points 23 hours ago

If they were "going after" the feds, they'd release everything they got instead of bragging about what they got. Either they got nothing or they're holding it for ransom, but if it's the latter what are their demands? None of this is passing the smell test.

load more comments (9 replies)
[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Apparently I'm OOTL on some weird Kash Patel shit?

He wants to be Mr Hands.

[–] darvocet@infosec.pub 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)
load more comments (5 replies)
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›