ShinyHunters claims FBI breach was revenge for “false” report
ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI and stole personal data on agents and job applicants.
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- First seenSep 18, 2026
- Last mentionedSep 23, 2026
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4 articles · newest firstScammers impersonate cops, use arrest threats to extort victims
FBI IC3 warns scammers impersonating police and federal agents caused over $1.6 billion in reported losses between January 2025 and July 2026.
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North Korean WaterPlum Hackers Infect 30,000 PCs via Fake Job Interviews, Steal $10.7M Crypto
North Korean WaterPlum actors posed as recruiters to infect 30,000 developers' PCs and steal $10.7M in cryptocurrency via BeaverTail, InvisibleFerret and other malware.
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FBI: Fake cop and government impersonation scams cost victims $1.6B
FBI IC3 says impersonation scams posing as police and government officials cost victims over $1.6 billion across nearly 61,000 complaints since January 2025.
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Appears with
- FBIorganization · 3
- Visual Studio Codeproduct · 1
- FBIvictim · 1
- InvisibleFerretmalware · 1
- BeaverTailmalware · 1
- ShinyHuntersthreat actor · 1
- StoatWafflemalware · 1
- FBIvendor · 1
- 404 Mediaorganization · 1
- Clopthreat actor · 1
- Microsoftvendor · 1
- North Korea IT workersthreat actor · 1
- OtterCookiemalware · 1
- WaterPlumthreat actor · 1
- OtterCandymalware · 1
- IC3vendor · 1
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