A suspect believed to be the leader of ShinyHunters, Saif al-Din Khader, reportedly was arrested in Jordan and is now cooperating with the FBI to identify other members of the group. The arrest comes amid ongoing investigations tied to the FBIJobs.gov defacement, stolen employee data, and related arrests in the wider ShinyHunters and Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters cases. #ShinyHunters #ScatteredLapsusHunters #FBIJobs.gov #SaifalDinKhader #Rey #PepijnvanderStap
Keypoints
- Saif al-Din Khader, known as Rey, was reportedly arrested in Jordan.
- Khader is believed to be the leader of ShinyHunters and is cooperating with the FBI.
- The group recently hacked and defaced the FBIJobs.gov website.
- ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 2-3 terabytes of data and a list of 5,000 FBI employees.
- The investigation has also led to arrests in the Netherlands linked to more than 140 organizations and $70 million in extortion payments.
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