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FBI Suspects Cybersecurity Executive Helped ShinyHunters Run Extortion Website
Matched: medical
The FBI suspects a US cybersecurity consulting executive helped hacking group ShinyHunters operate Shinywire, a website pressuring breached companies to pay ransoms. The site listed nearly 100 victim organizations and threatened data publication within seven days of non-response. Separately, Canadian executive Edward Dubrovsky, 54, was arrested October 8 in Pennsylvania on related extortion allegations. Investigators reportedly gained leads after Dutch police arrested a ShinyHunters suspect and accessed his Signal messages, which revealed contact with both executives. No charges have been filed against the unnamed firm executive. ShinyHunters is attributed with over $70 million in 2026 ransom payments.
ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests
Matched: health, medical
A teenager from Amman, Jordan, suspected of leading ShinyHunters, was detained and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI. Saif Al-Din Khader, known as "Rey," was apprehended while the group was extorting Jeppesen ForeFlight, a former Boeing subsidiary, over allegedly stolen sensitive aviation data. Separately, Dutch cybercriminal Pepijn van der Stap faces new allegations of ordering murders abroad. Experts describe ShinyHunters as a franchise-style operation, with Rey accused of exploiting the brand's reputation after its original French members were arrested.
Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation
Matched: health, medical
Dutch police arrested 24-year-old Pepijn van der Stap, a convicted cybercriminal previously known by the hacker alias "Umbreon," on suspicion of involvement with the hacker group ShinyHunters. Following his arrest around September 16, ShinyHunters escalated attacks, breaching the FBI's jobs site and extorting ransomware group Cl0p by exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability. Investigators also suspect Van der Stap may have attempted to arrange two murders abroad. Dutch courts are scheduled to hear his case September 29.