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Krebs on Security
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October 07, 2026 at 13:48 UTC
ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests
By BrianKrebs
AI Summary
A teenager from Amman, Jordan, using the handle 'Rey' and suspected of leading the ShinyHunters data theft and extortion group, has been detained and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI to identify other members. KrebsOnSecurity revealed the arrest came while ShinyHunters was actively extorting a business unit recently divested by Boeing. Separately, the FBI attributed a breach of an Accenture contractor to ShinyHunters, exposing personal data of thousands of FBI employees due to a missed patch.
Relevance score: 80.0/100
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