ShinyHunters claims to have breached FBI systems and stolen employee data
The hacking group ShinyHunters publicly claimed it breached the FBI's online jobs portal and stole personal data on thousands of FBI employees and applicants. The FBI confirmed it is investigating claims of unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov. The group said it used a zero-day exploit in Oracle PeopleSoft and demanded the FBI retract a May public service bulletin about the group's tactics.
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Divergence score
18 outlets covered it, splitting into 17 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
17 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 18 outlets placed this story
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Politico
Washington Times
Jerusalem Post
Reuters
NY Post
Newsmax
Axios
CNN
Breitbart
Globe and Mail
NBC News
CBS News
Al Jazeera
PBS NewsHour
Defense One
AP News
New York Times
NPR
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Newsmax
ShinyHunters Says It Breached FBI, Stole All Staff Data - Newsmax
sensationalized breach claim · negative
CNN
FBI investigating apparent breach after hackers claim to have stolen thousands of federal agents’ data - CNN
FBI investigation and incident response · neutral
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- Politico+4.3 h
- Newsmax+9.8 h
- Jerusalem Post+9.9 h
- NY Post+11.1 h
- Washington Times+11.2 h
- Axios+13.4 h
- CNN+14.8 h
- Breitbart+29.8 h
- Globe and Mail+32.6 h
- NBC News+33.3 h
- CBS News+34.4 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage splits between FBI's aggressive counter-threat messaging versus unverified hacker claims, with outlets now focusing on ShinyHunters' pattern of targeting government agencies and the bureau's public challenge to the group.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“What to Know About the Hacking Group ShinyHunters and Its F.B.I. Breach”T New York Times LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Hacking Group 'ShinyHunters' Claims Massive FBI Breach, Theft of Agents' Personal Data”B Breitbart RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“ShinyHunters hackers say they breached Federal Bureau of Investigation, no immediate FBI comment” · Politico, Jerusalem Post, Reuters, Axios, Globe and Mail, Al Jazeera, PBS NewsHour, Defense One, AP News
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 18 outlets put it
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CNNCNN FBI investigating apparent breach after hackers claim to have stolen thousands of federal agents’ data - CNN 44d ago TNew York Times What to Know About the Hacking Group ShinyHunters and Its F.B.I. Breach 38d ago NPRNPR FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data 37d ago LEFT-CENTER2
NBCNBC News FBI investigating after hackers claim they stole sensitive data about agents 44d ago CBSCBS News Cybercriminal group claims it stole FBI personnel and applicant data 44d ago CENTER6
PPolitico Cybercriminal group claims to steal thousands of FBI employee records 45d ago RReuters ShinyHunters hackers say they breached Federal Bureau of Investigation, no immediate comment from FBI 45d ago AAxios FBI investigating claims that a major cybercrime group stole sensitive personnel data 45d ago PBSPBS NewsHour News Wrap: FBI investigating hacking group's claim it breached jobs website - PBS 44d ago D1Defense One Stolen FBI data reveals employees’ roles in intelligence and surveillance 43d ago APAP News FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website - AP News 43d ago RIGHT4
WTWashington Times Hacker group ShinyHunters claims massive breach of FBI employee data 45d ago NYPNY Post ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees 45d ago NMNewsmax ShinyHunters Says It Breached FBI, Stole All Staff Data - Newsmax 45d ago BBreitbart Hacking Group 'ShinyHunters' Claims Massive FBI Breach, Theft of Agents' Personal Data 44d ago INTERNATIONAL3
JPJerusalem Post ShinyHunters hackers say they breached Federal Bureau of Investigation, no immediate FBI comment 45d ago GMGlobe and Mail FBI investigates hackers’ claim to have stolen sensitive employee data 44d ago AJAl Jazeera FBI says investigating breach of ‘very sensitive’ data by hackers 44d ago 10 tracked claims across 18 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Investigators believe the group's claims are credible and amount to a significant counterintelligence failure
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