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Affected by the FBIJobs.gov Data Breach? Learn About Your Options

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What happened

In late September 2026, the cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed it had hacked the FBI's FBIJobs.gov recruiting portal and taken data on bureau employees and applicants. On October 6, 2026, the FBI's cyber chief said the Bureau's review had determined the incident resulted from a security failure of a platform managed by a third-party organization, after a contractor failed to implement a security patch explicitly issued to secure the platform, and that the FBI had removed the contractor. The FBI has not publicly named the contractor. Reuters and Nextgov/FCW, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the contractor worked for Accenture and that the platform involved was Oracle PeopleSoft.

According to these reports, the information involved may include:

Home addresses and phone numbers
Information about spouses
Details of employees' job roles
Medical information

The number of affected individuals has not been publicly disclosed; reports describe data on thousands of bureau employees. As of the date of this page, we are not aware of any lawsuit filed over this incident.

If you are a current or former FBI employee or applicant and believe your information was involved, you may want to understand your rights. With your consent, the form below lets us share your information with independent law firms that may contact you, at no cost to you. Claims involving government contractors can raise unique legal issues, including defenses available to contractors, so not every situation will result in a case.

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Possible remedies

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Official source

Read the original public notice or report about this incident (opens in a new tab):

https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2026/10/fbi-removes-accenture-contractor-after-missed-security-patch-led-breach/416441/

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