ShinyHunters, a cybercrime group, claims it has breached the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen sensitive information about FBI personnel and job applicants. The group says it holds “very sensitive data” on many FBI agents and individuals who applied for positions, and it frames the action as a response to an earlier public warning by the FBI.

The FBI is investigating the hackers’ claims, but multiple outlets report that the extent and accuracy of any stolen data remain unverified. The group also appears defiant after the FBI urged people connected to the matter to come forward, according to reporting by SecurityWeek. The New York Times cites FBI cyber officials, including a senior cyber official who releases a statement saying the bureau intends to pursue the hackers.

Outlets differ in emphasis: some focus on the group’s stated motivation and its claims about targeting the FBI jobs portal, while others center on the FBI’s response and the uncertainty around whether a breach actually occurred. Overall reporting agrees the situation is still developing and that no confirmed scope of data exposure has been publicly established.