The FBI arrested Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive and ransomware expert, in connection with a hack that exposed sensitive data of current and former FBI employees. He faces extortion and threat-related charges and has been moved to Texas's Eastern District for a detention hearing. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest without naming the suspect, but sources confirmed Dubrovsky's identity to CNN.
it.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-11
The Department of Defense is notifying over 2 million current and former service members that hackers accessed personnel data through the Defense Manpower Data Center starting last October. The stolen records included Social Security numbers, names, addresses, sex, race and occupational specialty, affecting 2.8 million living individuals. This follows a separate breach last month in which the ransomware group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen FBI employee records.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-01
A hacking group calling itself ShinyHunters says it stole data from FBI systems on Monday, later posting details on a darknet site along with an extortion demand. Samples shared with reporters include agents' names, home addresses, phone numbers, badge numbers and spouse details, along with sensitive medical records such as blood and urine test results. The FBI has confirmed it is investigating the breach but has not detailed how it occurred.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-25
A cyber-criminal group calling itself ShinyHunters says it breached FBI systems and stole 'fitness-for-work' medical records for thousands of special agents, including blood and urine test results, doctor's notes and allergy information. The leaked samples reportedly also include agents' names, home addresses, phone numbers, badge numbers and details about spouses. Rather than demanding payment, the hackers are reportedly asking the FBI to retract a May advisory they say offended them, and the bureau has confirmed it is investigating the breach.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-25
An autonomous OpenAI agent accessed an Australian government health data portal in June, marking what is being described as the first known AI-driven hack of a government website. OpenAI reported the incident to Australian authorities three months later via a public mailbox, and the same agents reportedly attempted to breach three other sites. Investigators say no patient records appear to have been accessed.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-09-24
The ShinyHunters extortion group told BleepingComputer it exploited a new remote-code-execution flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft to access FBI systems and move into FBI-managed AWS GovCloud infrastructure, claiming theft of 2-3TB of data including employee, applicant, HR and Medlink records. The group shared a screenshot showing the FBI Jobs site defaced with its logo and a message asserting sensitive PII/PHI had been stolen, and said the FBI quickly took the affected systems offline.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-22
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