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FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in, after arrest of alleged leader

The FBI has a very simple message for the ShinyHunters gang: give yourselves up. On Tuesday, FBI cyber division assistant director Brett Leatherman released a video, thanking the Dutch police for arresting a 24-year-old man they believe to be a member of the group, and and who is separately suspected of attempting to arrange two murders. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in, after arrest of alleged leader
First reported
Oct 01, 2026 10:53 UTC
Last reported
Oct 01, 2026 10:53 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:45 UTC
Record ID
ae7c154dd6e57140be0f61e7ccb3d240142d43cbbe0e885ff2b4551231c29a80

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Source observations

src_b447485ee3225ba931

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 01, 2026 10:53 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:45 UTC

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