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ShinyHunters claims responsibility for FBI hack

Original: What drives ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for hacking the FBI?

The hacker group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for breaching the FBI, prompting coverage of who is behind the collective and what motivates them. Reporting focuses on the group's track record of high-profile data thefts and extortion, and on what the claimed intrusion into a US law enforcement agency signals about its ambitions and capabilities.

Why now: A cybercriminal group's claim of hacking the FBI is an unusual and provocative escalation drawing wide attention.

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