ShinyHunters tells The Reg: We hacked the FBI to 'protect our business'

Summary by Cyber Security News25 Sep 2026, 20:23 CEST

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ShinyHunters, the data theft and extortion crew that has stolen sensitive information belonging to millions of cancer patients, university and K-12 students, and Carnival cruisers, wanted to preserve their reputation and keep their “business” afloat. So it hacked the FBI to make a statement, the group told The Register. “It’s a game and it’s the world we live in,” a ShinyHunters spokesperson told us.

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