FBI touts another ShinyHunters arrest in response to data breach
The FBI arrested another person allegedly connected to the ShinyHunters cybercriminal organization this week as the bureau seeks to detain those responsible for a recent breach of its jobs site.
On Friday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel released a statement saying agents “arrested another suspected co-conspirator of the ShinyHunters group” in an operation conducted earlier this week.
“This is the latest arrest this FBI has made in a matter of days involving this network, as we work non-stop to dismantle the group, pursue new leads and evidence, and act quickly,” Patel said. “We will continue to work closely with our partners to disrupt what’s left of the ShinyHunters group and their associates, no matter where they operate.”
The FBI did not respond to requests for details about the arrest. The New York Times reported that the arrest was conducted in Pennsylvania and involved a Canadian national.
At least two other suspected ShinyHunters members have been detained over the last two weeks after the group took over the FBIjobs.gov domain, defaced it and stole troves of sensitive data on nearly every employee at the FBI.
Multiple FBI sources told Reuters on Saturday that Saif al-Din Khader was arrested in Jordan on September 28 after previously being identified by journalists and researchers as a key member of the group.
