DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup founded by Tarini Padmanabhuni, has built AI models designed to run directly on smartphones to flag AI-generated voices in real time during calls and voice messages. Padmanabhuni started the company after her grandfather was scammed out of money by a deepfake voice impersonating his brother's kidnapping. The company is pitching its software to phone manufacturers to embed detection directly into device operating systems rather than relying on cloud-based analysis.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-28
The FBI has internally declared a 'cyber security incident' after hackers exploiting a vulnerability in an Oracle PeopleSoft server used by its FBIJobs.gov job application portal stole personal data on agents and applicants. Exposed information reportedly includes names, addresses, job titles, Social Security numbers, and medical and psychiatric records. The hacking group ShinyHunters claims to hold data on nearly all FBI personnel and says it is not seeking a ransom but wants a prior FBI report about its activities corrected.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-28
Emails from 2024 obtained by Fast Company reveal that officials at the SEC and FBI scrambled to understand changes Amazon made to its cloud services terms and conditions. The correspondence shows federal staff trying to determine whether the updated terms would let Amazon use government data stored on its cloud to train artificial intelligence models.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-28
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
Ardit Kutleshi, 28, has pleaded guilty to running Rydox, an online marketplace that sold stolen identities, login credentials, credit card data and cybercrime tools. Court documents show Rydox facilitated over 7,600 sales of stolen personal data and offered more than 321,000 other cybercrime products to over 18,000 users between 2016 and its 2024 shutdown. Kutleshi was extradited from Kosovo to the US in 2025 after a joint law enforcement operation seized the site's domain and servers in Kuala Lumpur.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 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
Hacker group ShinyHunters says it stole personal information on roughly 38,000 FBI personnel and job applicants, including names, badge numbers, home addresses and family details, after allegedly exploiting a vulnerability in Oracle cloud storage systems used by the bureau. The FBI has confirmed it is aware of the claim and is investigating, while the BBC says it has seen a small sample of data that appears genuine, and Reuters reports some records reference sensitive assignments involving Chinese and Russian intelligence work and drug cartels.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-24
Hacking group ShinyHunters told 404 Media it stole personal data on all FBI employees and job applicants after exploiting a flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft software used on the bureau's recruitment site. The FBI confirmed it is investigating the claimed compromise of FBIJobs.gov, and the site's main application pages are currently showing maintenance and error messages. The FBI said it has not yet determined whether the breach originated with a third-party vendor or its own systems.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-24
Hacker group ShinyHunters claims to have exploited an unknown vulnerability on FBIJobs.gov, taking the site offline and posting a banner declaring it 'seized.' The group told The New York Times it stole two to three terabytes of data including names, addresses, phone numbers, spouse names and medical information of current and former FBI employees and applicants, though none has been leaked yet.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-23
Hacking group ShinyHunters says it stole terabytes of sensitive data on FBI employees and job applicants, exploiting a zero-day flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft software to breach Amazon Web Services' GovCloud. A sample reviewed by Reuters and 404 Media reportedly includes names, addresses, birthdates and Social Security numbers for about 5,000 employees, and the group also claimed responsibility for briefly hijacking the FBI's website. The FBI confirmed it is investigating a claimed compromise of the FBIJobs.gov portal and possible exposure of employee personal information.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-23
A hacking group calling itself ShinyHunters defaced the FBI's jobs recruitment website and claims to possess home addresses of FBI agents. The group has demanded that the bureau retract a warning it issued in May about ShinyHunters, giving the FBI a one-week deadline.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-23
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