<p>In September, hackers from a group called ShinyHunters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/hacked-fbi-data-has-sensitive-information-about-employees-intelligence-roles-2026-09-23/">announced</a> that they stole a trove of FBI data about its own agents. It was an <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-fbi-data-breach-is-a-counterintelligence-disaster">intelligence disaster</a>.</p>
<p>Last week, the FBI <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/politics/fbi-hack-shinyhunters-arrest.html">arrested</a> (alternate <a href="https://archive.ph/EBump">link</a>) someone associated with that crime.</p>