FBI Agent Homes, Job Titles in Data Hackers Claim to Have Stolen
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The exposure of FBI agents’ home addresses and roles underscores that sensitive personnel data is now a prime target, not just customer PII. Any organization with high-risk staff should treat HR and identity systems as crown jewels and rehearse response plans for doxxing-level breaches, not just credential theft.
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