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…
A Jordanian teenager, suspected of leading the data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters, has been detained and is now assisting the FBI in identifying other members of the hacking group. Police claim Rey, who goes by the hacker name "Rey," was apprehended as the group was attempting to extort a recently spun-off business unit from the aerospace company Boeing, which builds aircraft used by Royal Jordanian Airlines, Rey's father's employer.
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