Sep 28, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 28. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. - The FBI is investigating claims from ShinyHunters that…
Ken Spencer-BrownHost
Mindy SemlingHost
Christer SwartzGuestOur top story this week, the extortion gang Shiny Hunter says it hacked the FBI.
The group claims it stole about two terabytes of data on current and former staff and job applicants, including agents' medical records.
The FBI says it's investigating, but it hasn't said whether the break-in hit its own systems or an outside company that helps run the job site.
That's Oracle software for payroll, HR, and pseudo-records, and it's widely used by governments, universities, and big companies.
No one has confirmed that the flaw exists, but what is confirmed is the group's continued use of an older flaw.
Google's Mandiant says Shiny Hunters is back to exploiting a PeopleSoft flaw that it first used against universities in June.
This time, it slips past web firewalls by writing one letter of a web address and code.
Mandiant has found the group's tools planted on dozens of systems worldwide in higher education, tech, IT services, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and government.
From those servers, the attackers set up hidden tunnels to explore and move deeper into victims' networks.
Our top story this week, the extortion gang Shiny Hunter says it hacked the FBI.
The group claims it stole about two terabytes of data on current and former staff and job applicants, including agents' medical records.
The FBI says it's investigating, but it hasn't said whether the break-in hit its own systems or an outside company that helps run the job site.
That's Oracle software for payroll, HR, and pseudo-records, and it's widely used by governments, universities, and big companies.
No one has confirmed that the flaw exists, but what is confirmed is the group's continued use of an older flaw.
Google's Mandiant says Shiny Hunters is back to exploiting a PeopleSoft flaw that it first used against universities in June.
This time, it slips past web firewalls by writing one letter of a web address and code.
Mandiant has found the group's tools planted on dozens of systems worldwide in higher education, tech, IT services, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and government.
From those servers, the attackers set up hidden tunnels to explore and move deeper into victims' networks.
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