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Fraud news — September 22, 2026

Publications tagged with Fraud published on September 22, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

7 publications

  1. PoliticsMiddle EastFraudCybercrimeCyberattack

    Hackers Claim Massive Data Breach of FBI Employees

    The hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have breached multiple FBI-related systems, including the FBI jobs and Special Agent Applicant infrastructure, and stolen data covering all FBI employees and applicants. The group alleges it exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft, then gained access to AWS GovCloud servers and exfiltrated approximately 2-3 TB of data. They provided a sample containing alleged personal information on 5,000 FBI employees, including names, home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and in some cases, information about spouses. The group also defaced the FBI jobs website, claiming that PII and PHI belonging to current and former employees as well as applicant information had been compromised. The FBI is currently investigating the claims.
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  2. SocietyWhite-collarFraudLaundering

    IIT-Bombay Student Suicide: No Evidence Against Professor

    A student named Sahil committed suicide at IIT-Bombay. While he was caught using a mobile phone during an exam, there's no evidence suggesting that a professor was involved in his death. The IIT-Bombay Faculty Forum Chief, Prof. Rajkumar Pant, stated that the professor followed the institute's procedure and that no action was taken against Sahil for using his phone. An initial probe found no evidence implicating the professor.
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  3. SocietyInequalityBudgetFraud

    Netizens Expose Zhang Yi's Exploitative Practices

    Netizens have exposed Zhang Yi (@suzhang2) for using multiple accounts to deceive people into joining his company, exploiting employees by not paying their wages or providing flight tickets. He is warned that voice recordings are available. The company, previously named Juxing, is alleged to have taken clients to Malaysia without compensating an employee who worked diligently for them.
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  6. SocietyFraud

    Missing Person: 'Little Fish' Sought for Fraud and Human Trafficking

    A person nicknamed 'Little Fish', originally from Guizhou, China, has been living in Cambodia for several years and is wanted for fraud and human trafficking. They are considered untrustworthy, having borrowed money without repaying and using company clients for personal gain. They have since disappeared after owing money to an individual. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact the group admin.
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