DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Hacker @dotgovs releases names of more than 20,000 FBI staffers

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dissent

Kevin Collier reports:

A Twitter account named “Penis,” sporting a Buzz Lightyear avatar and pro-Palestinian message, has just released the names, job titles, and phone numbers of apparently more than 22,000 FBI employees and contractors.

Phone calls to a number of those named indicated that yes, the names and phone numbers are indeed correct. Some refused to answer any questions, and instead simply asked for this reporter’s identifying phone number.

Penis tweeted a link to the online database Monday afternoon, along with a password to decrypt it: “lol.”

Read more on The Daily Dot.

DOJ, while investigating, should be both embarrassed and furious at how simple it was for the hackers to obtain login credentials.

Category: Government SectorHackOf NoteU.S.

Post navigation

← Federal Judge Orders Home Depot to Turn Over Potential Settlement Communications
White House seeks its first ever chief information security officer →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • AMI Group – Travel & Tours notice of ransomware attack
  • Resource: Insider Threat reports
  • Za: Cyber extortionist sentenced to eight years in jail
  • ICE takes steps to deport the Australian hacker known as “DR32”
  • Hearing on the Federal Government and AI
  • Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Five Years For Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Scheme
  • Data breach of patient info ends in firing of Miami hospital employee
  • Texas DOT investigates breach of crash report records, sends notification letters
  • PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty, released on personal recognizance bond
  • Rewards for Justice offers $10M reward for info on RedLine developer or RedLine’s use by foreign governments

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • The Decision That Murdered Privacy
  • Hearing on the Federal Government and AI
  • California county accused of using drones to spy on residents
  • How the FBI Sought a Warrant to Search Instagram of Columbia Student Protesters
  • Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
  • Malaysia enacts data sharing rules for public sector
  • U.S. Enacts Take It Down Act

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.