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ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests

A teenager from Amman, Jordan suspected of leading the prolific data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters has been detained and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI to identify other members of the hacking gang. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the suspect, who uses the hacker handle "Rey," was detained as ShinyHunters was in the process of extorting a business unit recently divested by the global aerospace company Boeing, which manufactures the fleet of planes used by the employer of Rey's father -- Royal Jordanian Airlines.

Reference details

Source category
research-report
First reported
Oct 07, 2026 13:48 UTC
Last reported
Oct 07, 2026 13:48 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 14, 2026 01:17 UTC
Record ID
bb4aee2ae8aa827f1bf7c764746889ad2a7af4ac21609b7f290255ddd4b26bc8

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Source observations

intelligence_src_9f2d692b80a4d47b3e

Source-provided label
Publisher RSS metadata
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 07, 2026 13:48 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 14, 2026 01:17 UTC

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