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NYT: Suspect Called Key Figure in Hack of FBI Agents' Data

The FBI was simultaneously the victim and investigator after ShinyHunters allegedly threatened to expose agents' personal information; a self-aware occupational irony.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEleven windbreakers on standby, Brock? That's my kind of closet! This is a BBN special report.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAs we told you earlier, the FBI arrested another suspect in the ShinyHunters hack. The New York Times now calls this person a key suspect.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip, what is the new detail? The Times says the hack left the FBI racing to respond as both the victim and the investigator.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRight, Hank. The group allegedly threatened to expose agents' personal information, so this is about the people who work there.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWho is affected? Agents whose data was targeted. The Times summary does not say how much was actually exposed, so that is unclear.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat it means for you: when even the FBI gets hit, your own group chat passwords deserve a second look. Change them.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat to watch next: whether more arrests follow, and whether charges spell out what the group allegedly took.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe bureau that catches hackers for a living was both the crime scene and the detective. That's a two-for-one special!

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomewhere an agent is changing a password from password one to password two.

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