FBI site hacked - Sept 22, 2026

[NorCALSpeed]

Anyone have light on how big an issue this might be? Hackers apparently grabbed names/addresses/ssn of many agents. Curious if any agency folks are here although you might have to remain quiet on this for now. Having just watched the new season of Lioness, the danger of doxxing agents is front-of-mind. (I realize it's a fictional show).

"The data sample appeared to contain information about FBI agents' names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, their assignments and, in at least some cases, the names of their family members.

Reuters was able to partially verify the authenticity of the information by running the details, including the Social Security numbers, against credit bureau records and previously breached data preserved by the dark-web intelligence firm District 4 Labs.
In at least 10 instances -- including in the case ‌of FBI ⁠Director Kash Patel -- Reuters found details that appeared to match. A person familiar with the matter said that the job descriptions in the data also matched in at least some cases."

https://www.reuters.com/world/shinyhunters-hackers-say-they-breached-federal-bureau-investigation-no-immediate-2026-09-22/

 

[BONECUTR]

Every big company/agency on the planet has that one high up person with access who has "Password" for his/her password.
When I worked for a University in the UC system we had to have... upper/lower/special characters/numbers/over 10 characters requirements but the people who have been there 20 plus years refuse to update the PW and still have easy ones to guess.

 

[Experimentalist]

I regularly find myself asking why various information and functions are connected to the internet. Connectivity yields convenience (and economic advantage), yet in some cases the consequences of compromise outweigh the value of that convenience, and the price of keeping such things off-line become worth it.

For example I'm unaware of any serious reason why water treatment plants need to be online. The workers need to get off their asses and into the plant.

We're far enough down the road of cyber development to realize there is no such thing as a secure cyber system. Once we accept that fact then we can make more intelligent choices about how we connect such systems.

 

[Specialist_muted]

Every big company/agency on the planet has that one high up person with access who has "Password" for his/her password.
When I worked for a University in the UC system we had to have... upper/lower/special characters/numbers/over 10 characters requirements but the people who have been there 20 plus years refuse to update the PW and still have easy ones to guess.

This. Or a phishing email. Boomers love phishing emails!

Complex passwords result in persons writing them down…and leaving them under their monitors for the world to access.

 

[Gawernator]

Anyone have light on how big an issue this might be? Hackers apparently grabbed names/addresses/ssn of many agents. Curious if any agency folks are here although you might have to remain quiet on this for now. Having just watched the new season of Lioness, the danger of doxxing agents is front-of-mind. (I realize it's a fictional show).

"The data sample appeared to contain information about FBI agents' names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, their assignments and, in at least some cases, the names of their family members.

Reuters was able to partially verify the authenticity of the information by running the details, including the Social Security numbers, against credit bureau records and previously breached data preserved by the dark-web intelligence firm District 4 Labs.
In at least 10 instances -- including in the case ‌of FBI ⁠Director Kash Patel -- Reuters found details that appeared to match. A person familiar with the matter said that the job descriptions in the data also matched in at least some cases."

https://www.reuters.com/world/shinyhunters-hackers-say-they-breached-federal-bureau-investigation-no-immediate-2026-09-22/

Nothingburger pretty much

Chinese govt hacked my info in the 2015 OPM breach and nothing happened but I won't ever fly there just in case

 

[lactoast]

For example I'm unaware of any serious reason why water treatment plants need to be online.

My biggest worry when people talk about “stateside invasions” or “civil war” is how vulnerable our infrastructure is to physical disruption and cyber intrusion. I’m reminded of how destructive the cyberattack on Ukraine was in 2017.

 

[Gawernator]

My biggest worry when people talk about “stateside invasions” or “civil war” is how vulnerable our infrastructure is to physical disruption and cyber intrusion. I’m reminded of how destructive the cyberattack on Ukraine was in 2017.

But hey let anyone in the border

 

[lactoast]

But hey let anyone in the border

There aren’t really any borders when it comes to cyberattacks, but I get what you mean when it comes to physical vulnerabilities

 

[Gawernator]

There aren’t really any borders when it comes to cyberattacks, but I get what you mean when it comes to physical vulnerabilities

STUXNET was planted via physical USB drive via an inside operative. But hey what would I know ha ha

 

[30tokens]

STUXNET was planted via physical USB drive via an inside operative. But hey what would I know ha ha

Opening a cold beer for you… Tell us more

 

[RustVendor]

STUXNET was planted via physical USB drive via an inside operative. But hey what would I know ha ha

thanks Obama

 

[30tokens]

thanks Obama

You sure that was him With every past president it flows from ‘Trust me, I got this,’ followed by historians going, ‘Well… about that.’

 

[RustVendor]

You sure that was him With every past president it flows from ‘Trust me, I got this,’ followed by historians going, ‘Well… about that.’

Supposedly the program started under Bush and "accelerated" under Obama, Stuxnet attack happened in 2010. In reality the presidents likely did very little of course. But Biden did blame Israel when it got out of control. Apparently. Don't believe everything you read of course.

Obama, Bush Behind Stuxnet Worm, Report Says

The United States and Israel were indeed behind Stuxnet, the military-grade computer worm that sabotaged an Iranian nuclear-fuel processing facility in 2010.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[30tokens]

Supposedly the program started under Bush and "accelerated" under Obama, Stuxnet attack happened in 2010. In reality the presidents likely did very little of course.

Obama, Bush Behind Stuxnet Worm, Report Says

The United States and Israel were indeed behind Stuxnet, the military-grade computer worm that sabotaged an Iranian nuclear-fuel processing facility in 2010.

www.nbcnews.com

I got you… just not sure if both of them knew how to use USB

 

[RustVendor]

I got you… just not sure if both of them knew how to use USB

Oh hell no, presidents have people plug in the USB for them

 

[lactoast]

STUXNET was planted via physical USB drive via an inside operative. But hey what would I know ha ha

Agreed, my point was just that physical security of our borders isn’t enough

 

[NorCALSpeed]

My biggest worry when people talk about “stateside invasions” or “civil war” is how vulnerable our infrastructure is to physical disruption and cyber intrusion. I’m reminded of how destructive the cyberattack on Ukraine was in 2017.

China would not invade the U.S. land; it would be a pointless kinetic war they wouldn't win. Their war seems economic right now: manufacturing, tech, IP theft, while sending us fentanyl. Mix in bots (from them and Russia, Israel, other places) to foment social division and the U.S. crumbles. Hackers attacking our infrastructure is indeed a big concern of mine (and many) because ransoms are already happening. I think we reduced funding on our Cyber Infrastructure protection but that might be aimed mostly at their election division vs powerplants and stuff like that?

Fun times!

 

[lactoast]

Hackers attacking our infrastructure is indeed a big concern of mine (and many) because ransoms are already happening. I think we reduced funding on our Cyber Infrastructure protection but that might be aimed mostly at their election division vs powerplants and stuff like that?

Yes, this is my concern. Whether it's state-sponsored actors or "separatists" in some far flung hypothetical future where the division in our country goes past a breaking point, we rely heavily on power plants and water treatment plants that feel disproportionately vulnerable.

 

[NorCALSpeed]

With the new arch being a nat. security device I'm sure it will protect us.