A trove of data allegedly stolen from the FBI includes detailed information about employees working on sensitive intelligence, counterespionage and security operations, Reuters reported Wednesday (Sept. 23).

The data, obtained by the hacking group ShinyHunters, includes a 5,000-line spreadsheet containing names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and emergency contact information for what the hackers said were thousands of current and former FBI employees, the report said. The spreadsheet also identified assignments to specific FBI field offices and, in some cases, sensitive units.

Reuters said in the report that it was unable to authenticate the entire spreadsheet but individually verified information for more than 22 people by cross-checking the data against credit records and previous data leaks compiled by the dark web intelligence platform District 4 Labs.

Among the information were assignments involving China, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, as well as cyber, surveillance and human intelligence operations, according to the report. The spreadsheet identified 14 employees working on China-related matters and nine in Russia-related roles, including positions associated with the FBI’s Russia Operations Section and work involving infrastructure and technology threats.

The FBI said it was aware of a cybercriminal group claiming to have compromised the FBIJobs.gov portal and obtain employees’ personally identifiable information, per the report. The bureau said the cause of the alleged breach remained undetermined and that it is investigating the matter.

ShinyHunters claimed Tuesday that it had breached the FBI and obtained data on many employees, according to the report. The group said it is holding the information hostage while seeking the withdrawal of a statement the FBI issued about the group in May.

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