# DOJ Warns Breach May Affect Employees

The FBI determined in September that a breach of its jobs portal was a major cyber incident and is assessing whether it exposed background-check information for employees and applicants beyond the FBI, including people in U.S. Attorney offices. The FBI is validating which individuals and data were affected and sending notifications on a rolling basis. No contract or solicitation is identified; for procurement teams, the incident is relevant to agencies and contractors that handle sensitive personnel and background-investigation data, including through hiring systems and support services.

- Organizations supporting federal hiring or background checks should assess how they handle and safeguard sensitive personnel data in light of the portal breach.
- Contractors handling such data may need to account for validating potential exposure and supporting notifications as part of incident-response planning.
- The signal identifies no procurement opportunity or stated new requirement; it is an operational cybersecurity development rather than a solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** November 03, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA)
- U.S. Attorney offices

### Key Quotes
> Prudential notifications are being sent to impacted employees and other individuals on a rolling basis and formal notifications will continue to be sent when FBI confirms the specific data of each individual impacted.
> — DOJ statement

> The jobs portal holds information from background checks on DOJ employees and job applicants.
> — Original post

### Sources
- [DOJ warns FBI data breach likely extends to Justice Department employees](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1xn5eqz/doj_warns_fbi_data_breach_likely_extends_to) - reddit-fednews