ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan amid FBI data breach

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 18:07 · Archive

A member of hacking group ShinyHunters has been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with the FBI.

A member of the hacking group ShinyHunters has been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with the FBI, sources say. ShinyHunters is described as a notorious cybercrime group and hacking collective.

The group has claimed to have obtained data on every FBI employee, including home addresses and other sensitive information. These claims have not been publicly verified.

How it is being reported

• Teenager accused of hacking FBI arrested in JordanIndependent Tech · 5 Oct, 17:45
• ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan, cooperating with FBI, sources sayCBS News · 4 Oct, 21:36

In this story: ShinyHunters · FBI · Jordan

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