Pirates breach FBI data security
The hacking group "ShinyHunters" compromised the systems of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and stole data from approximately 5,000 employees and job applicants. A security vulnerability in Oracle's Human Resources Management System was exploited to transfer 2 to 3 terabytes of data to government-hosted cloud servers. The group claimed that the stolen data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and sensitive personal and health information. They stated that their attack was not motivated by money but rather seen as a form of coercion. The group threatened to give the FBI a one-week deadline to withdraw a previous report about their methods, along with issuing other threats. Neither the bureau nor the involved companies have commented on the matter yet. This marks the second breach of the FBI in one year and highlights the vulnerabilities in data security and the sensitivities surrounding it.
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