The FBI announced the detention of a Canadian individual suspected of participating in the ShinyHunters hacking of its employment portal, a breach that exposed personal data of most FBI employees. The arrest was carried out on October 9, 2026, with the RCMP confirming the suspect was taken into custody in Ottawa, while the FBI noted the arrest location in the United States.
The intrusion was conducted by the ShinyHunters collective, which infiltrated the FBI’s recruitment website and extracted a large volume of staff records. The joint effort by U.S. and Canadian law‑enforcement agencies follows that data breach.
No additional details about the suspect or the investigation were released.