Dutch authorities arrested 24-year-old Pepijn van der Stap in connection with the ShinyHunters investigation, as the group escalated its operations with a breach of the FBI jobs site and extortion efforts against Cl0p. The case links van der Stap’s alleged past as “Umbreon” to a broader wave of attacks exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft and targeting major institutions such as Odido and the FBI. #ShinyHunters #PepijnvanderStap #Umbreon #Odido #FBI #Cl0p #Oracle #PeopleSoft
Keypoints
- Dutch authorities arrested Pepijn van der Stap over alleged ties to ShinyHunters.
- Van der Stap was previously convicted for data theft and extortion under the alias Umbreon.
- ShinyHunters stole data from more than 6.2 million customers in the Odido breach.
- The group also claimed a breach of the FBI jobs site and accessed sensitive staff data.
- Investigators said ShinyHunters abused an Oracle PeopleSoft flaw to mass-exploit victims.