ShinyHunters Website Goes Offline After FBI Deadline Expires
The FBI says the 24-year-old was a ShinyHunters leader linked to the Rockstar Games breach, which exposed non-public GTA Online financial data.
- ShinyHunters' website went offline Wednesday, one day after the hacking group's deadline for the FBI to retract a May advisory expired following claims of stealing data from thousands of agents.
- Dutch National Police arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man, Pepijn van der Stap, on September 28, identified as a cybersecurity lead at Amsterdam-based Neo Security and suspected leader of ShinyHunters.
- The FBI is "actively and aggressively investigating" the breach; ShinyHunters demanded the agency "correct or simply REMOVE" the advisory, claiming it misrepresented the group's tactics and track record.
- FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman urged remaining members to contact the agency "while the choice is still yours," warning that arrests and seized infrastructure reveal group identities.
- ShinyHunters denied any association with the arrested man, calling Dutch police "incompetent," while the group has allegedly hacked over 100 organizations including Rockstar Games and Ticketmaster since last year.
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ShinyHunters website goes offline after FBI deadline expires
Sept 30 : The website used by ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for a recent hack of thousands of FBI agents' personal and sensitive data, went offline on Wednesday, a day after the group's deadline for the FBI to retract or modify a statement about the group's tactics and track record expired.
RECIT - The theft of FBI agents' confidential files prompted the US authorities to conduct a ruthless tracking of the ShinyHunters cyber criminals, including Frenchman Sébastien Raoult.
FBI Warns ShinyHunters: We Have Evidence to Identify and Arrest You
The FBI has warned the cybercrime group ShinyHunters that it possesses sufficient evidence, including technical indicators, communication logs, and financial trails, to identify and locate its members. Recent arrests and international cooperation underscore the agency’s escalating efforts against the data-brokering network. The net is tightening.
FBI official tells hackers to get in touch, says 'we know how to find you'
A senior FBI official has made an unusually public request to the hacking group ShinyHunters, telling the cybercriminals on Tuesday they should get in touch following a wide-ranging breach of the bureau's job site.
A 24-year-old from Amsterdam, ShinyHunters' suspect leader, has been arrested: data seized on attacks on numerous companies and ongoing investigations.The Dutch authorities report arresting a 24-year-old man in Amsterdam on charges of being one of the leader of the ShinyHunters hacker group, who is held responsible for the violations of computer systems of over a hundred companies and agencies, including the FBI, Ticketmaster, Odido and Rockstar…
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