FBI arrests another person tied to ShinyHunters hackers

In a post on X, Patel stated that "our agents in the field have arrested another suspected co-conspirator of the ShinyHunters group." The FBI has confirmed that multiple arrests have been made as part of an investigation into a September hack allegedly involving ShinyHunters, a group known for data theft and extortion.

According to reports, Saif al-Din Khader, a suspected member of ShinyHunters, was detained in Jordan on September 29 and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI to identify other group members. This arrest followed the detention of Pepijn van der Stap by Dutch National Police two weeks prior. The FBI described van der Stap as "one of the alleged leaders of ShinyHunters."

The hack of the FBIJobs.gov portal occurred late last month, with ShinyHunters claiming responsibility. The group alleged that it stole between 2 and 3 terabytes of files. An internal FBI review determined that the breach resulted from a security failure by a third-party contractor managing the site, which failed to implement a critical security patch.