Key facts
- FBI investigators determined in September that a hack of a bureau jobs portal was a major cyber incident.
- Hackers stole personal information on thousands of FBI agents, including Social Security numbers and birth dates.
- A memo sent Friday by Francey Hakes warned that some Justice Department employees may also have had data stolen.
- The jobs portal holds information from background checks on DOJ employees and job applicants, the notice said.
- The DOJ said the FBI is analyzing the data and notifications are being sent on a rolling basis.
The FBI determined in September that a hack of a bureau jobs portal was a major cyber incident, allowing hackers to steal personal information on thousands of FBI agents, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, phone numbers, addresses and emergency contacts, according to a POLITICO report published November 3, 2026.
A memo sent Friday by Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Francey Hakes to select U.S. attorney community employees warned that some Justice Department employees in U.S. attorney offices may also have had personal information stolen in the same hack. The jobs portal holds information from background checks on DOJ employees and job applicants, the notice said.
The DOJ said in a statement that the FBI is working to analyze the data and validate the contact information of individuals impacted to enable prompt notifications. Prudential notifications are being sent to impacted employees and other individuals on a rolling basis, and formal notifications will continue to be sent when the FBI confirms the specific data of each individual impacted, the DOJ said.