# FBI breach reportedly exposed nearly every employee and thousands of local officers

_Published Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM EDT · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

A breach exposed sensitive personal information about nearly every FBI employee and thousands of local law-enforcement officials assigned to FBI task forces, six current and former FBI officials told MS NOW.

Cybersecurity experts said ShinyHunters entered through FBIJobs.gov by exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft, software used to manage human resources. Two cybersecurity experts said the attackers found a way around a patch the FBI had applied after a public warning from Google's threat intelligence experts in June.

The current and former officials said the hackers did not penetrate the FBI's core investigative network or classified systems.

## Sources

- [ms](https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-hack-shinyhunters-breach-data)

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Published: 2026-10-04T07:18:24.704Z
Story chronology: 2026-10-03T19:41:36.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-10-04T09:24:42.880Z
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