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Threat Intelligence & APT The Record 3 weeks ago

FBI investigating alleged ShinyHunters breach of its jobs site

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: The Record
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Data & Identity Stores
Intelligence Sector
Threat Intelligence & APT

Analyst Takeaway

"Image: David Trinks / Unsplash FBI investigating alleged ShinyHunters breach of its jobs site The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a breach of its job applications platform after a cybercriminal group defaced the website and claimed to have stolen information on current and former employees and applicants. The ShinyHunters cybercriminal organization on Tuesday replaced agency..."

Recommended Defense & Mitigation

  • Threat Monitoring: Ingest published IOCs into SIEM/EDR detection rules for continuous telemetry monitoring.
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Image: David Trinks / Unsplash

FBI investigating alleged ShinyHunters breach of its jobs site

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a breach of its job applications platform after a cybercriminal group defaced the website and claimed to have stolen information on current and former employees and applicants. 

The ShinyHunters cybercriminal organization on Tuesday replaced agency images on the FBIjobs.gov site with a photo of a Pokemon that has become the group’s defacto mascot.

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This threat report was reviewed by CyberNew analysts and cross-referenced with primary security disclosures from The Record.

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