The Aporia · Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data

Joseph discusses a major FBI data breach reported by 404 Media, involving stolen information on all FBI employees and their spouses. Jason then covers plans by a surveillance company to integrate facial recognition technology into Flock camera systems. Subscribers can access an extended discussion about Meta’s new AI, Muse, which includes insights into human involvement behind AI tasks. The podcast is available on platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify, with bonus subscriber content provided via email or directly through the podcast app.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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ShinyHunters, a notorious hacking group, claimed on September 22 that they breached the FBIjobs.gov website and stole personal data from thousands of current and former FBI employees. The hackers obtained sensitive information such as names, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and dates of birth for many agents and job applicants. ShinyHunters defaced the FBI's jobs portal with a mocking message that included President Trump’s signature phrase "Thank you for your attention to this matter," implying retaliation against his administration.

The FBI acknowledged unauthorized activity affecting their job application site but did not confirm the theft of data. Reuters partially verified some stolen information by cross-referencing it with credit bureau records and previous breaches, finding matches in at least nine cases. The hackers threatened further action if the FBI does not address what they see as false allegations against them.

The breach potentially impacted a significant number of individuals who applied for or held positions within the FBI since 2017 when the site became the primary application platform for agent and support roles. The full extent of data compromised remains unclear, but ShinyHunters shared what they claim is a small sample dataset involving approximately 5,000 individuals.

Written for “FBI Data Breach” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 22 other(s) covering the same event.

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FBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee Data same event · 95%

404 Media

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“Both articles refer to the same FBI data breach incident involving all FBI employees and their spouses, with similar details about the stolen information and the hacking group ShinyHunters.”

FBI hack claim raises fears over sensitive personal data same event · 95%

Fox News

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“Both articles discuss the same FBI data breach acknowledged by the FBI on September 23, involving sensitive information of FBI personnel and job applicants.”

ShinyHunters hackers say they won't leak sensitive FBI data different event · 85%

CBC News

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“Article A discusses ShinyHunters' statement about not leaking sensitive FBI data, while Article B references the breach itself and is a podcast teaser about covering the story.”

FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data different event · 70%

NPR

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“Article A describes the FBI's response and vow to find hackers who stole data, while Article B refers to a podcast covering the breach of data on all FBI employees and their spouses.”

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🔮 Although any potential damage will be less if ShinyHunters doesn’t publish the data publicly, the theft happening at all still presents much of those same national security risks, with the data providing granular insight into how the FBI operates. “Since the very beginning we had made our decision that we would never publish this data.

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🔮 What is different in this latest Copilot episode, and 404 Media’s reporting on contractors at other AI companies like OpenAI, is that the content humans are reviewing are prompts and uploads that chatbot users may assume are private, and that the contractors are not looking at this material to train the models to filter out offensive images or for some other safety concern.

2026-09-28 · assertive framing · Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified

🔮 And the ALPR Hostlist Management Audit report details changes made to alerts the agency may receive.

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🔮 Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer given to a high profile activist who is currently fighting a case in which he allegedly wiped a security-focused Android phone before Customs and Border Protection (CBP) could search it.

2026-09-17 · assertive framing · University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It

🔮 The prompts these people review can include whole conversations between users and the chatbot, conversations that most of ChatGPT’s more than 900 million users probably don’t realize may be read by actual people.

2026-09-14 · assertive framing · Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats

🔮 Apparently over the cross of that source and interviewer relationship, Biden “asked if he could use our mailing list whenever he launched a new product,” according to a statement posted by Channel 5 to X on Monday.

2026-09-09 · assertive framing · Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason

🔮 Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans’ financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people over who are not suspected of any specific crime, but which the government thinks may be worth searching, 404 Media has found.

2026-09-08 · mixed framing · A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

🔮 The comments highlight how Axon is trying to take advantage of sustained opposition against Flock's license plate cameras, with one law enforcement customer suggesting a camera redesign would “help with the optics while we batten down the hatches” as the backlash spreads.

2026-09-03 · assertive framing · Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don't Destroy Them

🔮 The baba lao was going to do a ritual designed to ensure a Nigerian scammer would make more money in his blackmailing or manipulation of an overseas victim, maybe back in the United States.

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🔮 “I would rather your event flyer look like this than see more AI slop,” one flyer posted to Instagram, written in pencil on a page of lined paper, reads.

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In the subscribers-only section, Jason and Joseph chat all about Muse, Meta’s new agentic AI, and how humans are actually behind some of the tasks.

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Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data · assertive framing

We start this week with Joseph’s stories on the massive FBI hack. asserted

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404 Media broke this news and continued to cover the breach of data on all FBI employees and their spouses. asserted

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After the break, Jason tells us how a surveillance company is telling cops it wants to add facial recognition tech to Flock camera data. asserted

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In the subscribers-only section, Jason and Joseph chat all about Muse, Meta’s new agentic AI, and how humans are actually behind some of the tasks. asserted

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If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! asserted

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