What happened
A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group has been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with investigators, according to US officials. The individual, identified as Saif al-Din Khader, was taken into custody by Jordanian authorities. This development comes after ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for defacing the FBI's website and allegedly obtaining data on every FBI employee.
ShinyHunters is a notorious cybercrime group known for its high-profile data breaches. The group claimed to have stolen 2 to 3 terabytes of data related to FBI workers using a vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft, a human resources management program. However, the validity of this claim has not been publicly verified.
The FBI has declined to comment on the arrest but stated that it is aggressively investigating the recent cyber incident involving ShinyHunters. The agency has already worked with partners to arrest multiple subjects and plans to spare no resources in bringing the responsible individuals to justice.
This is not the first arrest related to ShinyHunters. A 24-year-old suspect from Amsterdam, identified as Pepijn van der Stap, was arrested on September 15 on suspicion of being a member of the group. ShinyHunters has denied any association with van der Stap, calling the Dutch police incompetent.
