Dutch police arrest member of ShinyHunters hacking group

Summarised from 5 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 29 Sept, 19:13 · Archive

Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man allegedly linked to ShinyHunters, which claimed to have hacked the FBI.

Dutch police and the FBI arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam allegedly connected to the ShinyHunters cybercriminal group. ShinyHunters claimed about a week ago that it had defaced the FBI's jobs website and stolen data about FBI personnel and job applicants. The BBC World reports that the suspect was arrested before the alleged cyber attack took place. Independent World additionally reports that the man is accused of trying to arrange two murders, with TechCrunch stating that Dutch police found plans to organize murders on his laptop.

How it is being reported

• Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murdersTechCrunch · 29 Sept, 18:27
• Dutch police arrest alleged cybercriminal who bragged about hacking FBICBS News · 29 Sept, 18:24
• Suspected ShinyHunters hacker arrested after FBI data breachIndependent World · 29 Sept, 17:03
• Dutch police arrest suspected member of group that claimed FBI hackBBC World · 29 Sept, 16:40
• FBI strikes back at hacking group with overseas arrest of alleged leaderFox News · 29 Sept, 15:23
• Dutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBICBS News · 29 Sept, 14:43

In this story: ShinyHunters · FBI · Dutch National Police · Amsterdam · Netherlands

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