The FBI is working to determine whether a breach involving its jobs website originated within the bureau or through a third-party provider after a criminal hacking group claimed it obtained FBI employees’ personal information.

"The FBI is aware of a cyber-criminal enterprise group claiming a compromise of the FBIJobs.gov portal and alleged impact to FBI employee personally identifiable information (PII)," the organization wrote in an X post Thursday. 

"While the point of breach is still undetermined — whether a third-party or the FBI’s enterprise — we are actively and aggressively investigating this matter and working closely with those third-party providers that support FBIJobs.gov to mitigate any and all risk."

Jason Pack, CEO of Media Rep Global Strategies and a retired FBI supervisory special agent, said the distinction between a personnel data breach and access to the FBI’s classified systems is critical as investigators determine the scope of the incident.

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"There is a meaningful difference between somebody obtaining personnel information and somebody gaining access to classified investigative systems," he told Fox News Digital. "Based on what we know right now, there is no indication they have the keys to the kingdom."

ShinyHunters, a criminal hacking and extortion group, has taken responsibility for the breach and said it stole information belonging to nearly all FBI agents and people who applied to work for the bureau, Reuters previously reported.

A sample of data shared with Reuters contained agents’ names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, assignments and, in some cases, names of family members, according to the outlet.

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Pack said combining personal information with information about an FBI employee's work could create additional security risks.

"If an adversary knows who somebody is, where they work and what they do, they can build a much more believable scam around that person," he said.

Pack said assignment information could also carry counterintelligence implications if it falls into the hands of a foreign intelligence service.

"There is also a counterintelligence concern. If a foreign intelligence service can associate particular people with certain assignments, it can help them identify individuals they may want to learn more about, approach or potentially assess for recruitment," he added. 

"That does not mean that is happening here. It simply explains why assignment information can have value to an adversary."

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Pack stressed that the hackers’ claims remain separate from what the FBI has confirmed, and said the bureau still needs to determine what information was accessed, how the breach occurred and who may have been affected.

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"The danger from stolen personal information does not necessarily end when the computer vulnerability is fixed," he said. "Criminals may hold onto that information and use it weeks or months later."

The FBI said it is working with third-party providers supporting FBIJobs.gov as investigators seek to determine the source of the breach and mitigate potential risks.

TEL AVIV — Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads his country’s case to the world at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, his target audience will likely be closer to home: Israeli voters ahead of next month’s crucial elections.

Netanyahu arrived in New York on Thursday for what appears to be a whirlwind trip that will highlight the growing isolation of the U.S. ally over its assault on the Gaza Strip.

With only a handful of diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the assembly and President Donald Trump’s focus firmly on his summit with China’s Xi Jinping, the prime minister looks set to return to Israel shortly after his address to be back in time for the major Jewish holiday of Sukkot on Friday evening.

“I am leaving tonight for New York in order to defend, from the U.N. podium, Israel and IDF soldiers,” the prime minister said in a video Wednesday night before he left. “You hear the terrible lies that are being spread there.”

Netanyahu is likely to address an almost empty chamber as delegates observe an annual tradition of walking out in protest over the conduct of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. But that spectacle will likely play well among the premier’s domestic supporters, for whom he has styled himself as a defiant truth teller standing up for Israel on the global stage.

While much of the world has condemned Israel for the huge loss of civilian life and continuing humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, Netanyahu’s primary domestic challenge comes from an Israeli right wing that accuses him of not being tough enough in the country’s multifront war on Iran and its proxy groups.

“The main reason that brings him to the UN General Assembly this time is the opportunity to talk, using the UN microphone, to his voters in Israel, in his polished English, in a speech that of course will be accompanied by exaggerated descriptions of his great achievements,” Efraim Ganor, a political and strategic affairs expert, wrote in the right-leaning Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv.

The few hints that Netanyahu has given about the subject of his speech have focused on populist, patriotic causes.

In a video posted to social media on Tuesday, Netanyahu took aim at a popular target: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who had pledged to arrest him for crimes against humanity before later acknowledging that he lacked the jurisdiction to do so.

Appearing to adopt the posture of a professional wrestler and looking straight into the camera, Netanyahu accused the mayor of supporting Hamas — which Mamdani has strenuously denied — and fomenting riots against New York Jews. He added that he would “tell the truth about you” and “tell the truth about our heroic soldiers.”

Asked about Netanyahu’s comments, Mamdani told a news conference Tuesday that the Israeli military had killed an 11-year-old boy in a zone deemed safe in Gaza, “so that is what I have to say to his video.”

Netanyahu’s mention of Israel soldiers appears to be a reference to “NAZA,” a documentary made by two Israeli filmmakers in which 24 anonymous Israelis, described as military and intelligence officials, talk about the cynical process by which the country’s military evaluated the need for civilian deaths during the Gaza war.

A popular target that has riled Israeli leaders ahead of the elections, “NAZA” has earned plaudits abroad but condemnation at home.

Politicians have stumbled over themselves to publicly condemn the documentary in the harshest terms, with some demanding a criminal investigation into the duo and even that they be stripped of Israeli citizenship.

In another hint on Wednesday night, Netanyahu, who has a history of peppering his General Assembly speeches with props, gags and gimmicks, said his speech would include “surprises.”

Last year, he told the audience that his speech was being broadcast into Gaza through massive loudspeakers and streamed to mobile phones so that Israeli hostages trapped in Gaza could hear him speak.

He also wore an oversized QR code on his jacket, encouraging audiences to activate the code to visit a website with a video showing Hamas’ attacks on Israel in October 2023 in which about 1,200 people were killed and which sparked the latest round of fighting. Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza has killed more than 75,000 people, according to Palestinian health officials.

In the years before that, Netanyahu brandished regional maps to make his points. Two years ago, he displayed two maps that showed the “blessing” of Israel’s influence contrasted with the “curse” of Iran’s expanding power.

And in 2012, more than a decade before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in what they said was an attempt to keep the Islamic Republic from getting a nuclear weapon, Netanyahu held up a cartoon image of an Iranian nuclear weapon with a “red line” for its maximum enrichment level.

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Here is a breakdown of the top news headlines for Thursday, September 24, 2026:

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🌍 Global Conflict & The United Nations

• U.S.-Iran War: At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Trump stated that he faces a monumental decision to either negotiate a deal or "annihilate" Iran. Iranian state media confirmed that lengthy, mediated talks have taken place on the sidelines of the assembly. Meanwhile, escalating threats have caused global oil prices to rise.
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⚖️ Media Lawsuits Tossed

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, which asserts it has orchestrated a massive data breach compromising the personal information of nearly all bureau employees. The hackers claim to have targeted the agency on Monday night, September 21, 2026.

Here is a breakdown of the current situation surrounding the investigation:

📌 Details of the Alleged Breach

• Target and Scale: ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBIJobs.gov portal, pulling down 2 to 3 terabytes of data. They claim to possess personal records on roughly 38,000 personnel—essentially "almost ALL FBI agents"—as well as individuals who have applied for jobs at the bureau.
• Data Compromised: According to the group, the stolen files include names, roles, badge numbers, home addresses, phone numbers, spousal information, and certain medical details. As proof, the hackers shared a sample dataset containing information on roughly 5,000 agents with media outlets.
• Method of Entry: The group states they exploited a new vulnerability within Oracle PeopleSoft, a human resources management program utilized by the system.

💡 Motivation and Demands

In a message addressed directly to FBI Director Kash Patel and Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman, ShinyHunters stated the hack was retaliation for an advisory the FBI posted about the group in May 2026. The FBI's public service announcement characterized the hackers as threat actors who use exaggerated claims to extort companies. Offended by this characterization, the group demanded the removal of the advisory. They have explicitly noted that this specific attack is not financially motivated, and they are not seeking a traditional ransom.

⚠️ The FBI's Current Response

• Active Investigation: The FBI issued a statement confirming they are aggressively looking into the unauthorized activity. They are working alongside third-party IT providers that support the jobs portal to mitigate the risk and officially determine the point of breach.
• Website Offline: The FBIJobs Official Site was intentionally taken offline following the incident and remains unavailable to the public while security reviews are underway.

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