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#7 BleepingComputer general October 09, 2026 at 17:02 UTC

FBI arrests another suspected ShinyHunters hacker after agency breach

By Lawrence Abrams

AI Summary

The FBI arrested a second suspected member of the ShinyHunters extortion group in connection with the breach of FBI systems, with Director Kash Patel announcing the arrest on October 9, 2026. ShinyHunters claimed in September to have breached the FBI's jobs portal and stolen sensitive data on nearly all FBI agents and job applicants, and a separate arrest linked to the group was also announced this week by Krebs on Security involving the co-founder of a Canadian ransomware negotiation firm.

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