State of Cybercrime

ShinyHunters Attacks The FBI

State of Cybercrime

Show Notes

ShinyHunters claims it stole 2-3 TB of FBI data and shared a sample with researchers containing information on employees, applicants, and even family members.

The FBI has acknowledged unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov but has not commented on the broader allegations.

A defaced FBI jobs site. Thousands of alleged employee records. A public ultimatum to the FBI to retract statements made in its May threat advisory.

Join Matt and David as they unpack one of the boldest cybercrime stories of the year, along with ShinyHunters' apparent takeover of Cl0p's leak site, and an AI security test that targeted a real organization.

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