ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan, cooperating with FBI, sources say
ShinyHunters, a notorious cybercrime group, has claimed, without public verification, that it obtained data on every FBI employee.
Last week, a Jordanian court apprehended a suspected member of the hacking collective ShinyHunters, who has since been assisting FBI investigators, according to sources familiar with the case. ShinyHunters, notorious for orchestrating high-profile data breaches, claimed responsibility for compromising the FBI's website last month.
The group asserted, without substantiation, that they had acquired data on every FBI employee. The specifics of how many additional alleged hackers could be implicated remain undisclosed. The FBI, though, has not commented on the arrest, although they affirmed their ongoing, all-encompassing investigation into the alleged ShinyHunters cyber incident.
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