ShinyHunters claims to have FBI staff medical records
The sensitive details could expose current and former staff to scams, impersonation, blackmail and targeted attacks.
ShinyHunters claims it obtained sensitive information on around 60,000 current and former FBI staff. Samples reviewed by BBC included blood and urine test results and doctors’ notes; experts warn that the data could enable scams, impersonation, blackmail or targeted attacks. The group wants the FBI to retract an advisory published in May that it says offended them. It says it will release the full dataset in five days if the FBI does not meet its demand. The FBI says it is still determining whether the hackers accessed its systems directly or compromised an outside provider.
Why it matters
For affected staff, the concern is not only the loss of privacy: medical details could also be used to deceive or pressure them. A threatened full release could widen that exposure, while the FBI is still investigating how the information was accessed.
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