FBI Arrests Another Suspected ShinyHunters Hacker Linked to FBIJobs.gov Breach
The FBI arrested another suspected ShinyHunters member linked to the FBIJobs.gov breach of employee personal data.
FBI Director Kash Patel said agents arrested another suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator linked to the FBIJobs.gov incident on a third-party-managed platform. The New York Times identified the suspect as a Canadian citizen arrested in Pennsylvania; the FBI did not name the person, file charges publicly, or describe an alleged role. The late-September breach exposed unclassified personnel records, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates, and emergency contacts, after a contractor failed to install a security patch, and the FBI removed that contractor. ShinyHunters claimed an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day, access to AWS GovCloud, and two to three terabytes stolen, but those claims are not independently confirmed and conflict with the FBI account.
- Unnamed Canadian suspect arrested in Pennsylvania; charges not disclosed
- FBIJobs.gov breach exposed employee SSNs, addresses, and contacts
- FBI blames a missed patch on a third-party platform
- ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft zero-day and 2–3 TB claims are unverified
- Earlier arrests include the Netherlands; a new leak site suggests activity
- Vendors
- OracleAmazon Web Services
- Products
- Oracle PeopleSoftAWS GovCloud
- Threat actors
- ShinyHunters
- Victims
- FBI
- Organizations
- FBI
- Countries
- United StatesCanadaNetherlandsJordan
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The FBI has arrested another suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator as investigators pursue the group believed to be behind the FBIJobs. gov breach. Director Kash Patel announced the arrest on October 9, saying the incident affected a third-party-managed platform.
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