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Black-hat criminal hacker group
ShinyHunters is a black-hat criminal hacker and extortion group that has been active since 2019 and is said to have been involved in a significant number of data breaches.
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A suspected ShinyHunters member known as Rey has been detained in Jordan and is reportedly helping the FBI track down the rest of the group.
Saif al-Din Khader is cooperating with the FBI, reports said, as the bureau responds to a massive breach that exposed employee data.
The FBI has arrested multiple suspects tied to a September hacking operation that targeted the bureau itself, allegedly perpetrated by the notorious hacking group known as ShinyHunters.