{
  "id": 13159258,
  "title": "Exclusive-Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/exclusive-friend-of-suspected-fbi-data-thief-says-he-warned-crazy",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/exclusive-friend-suspected-fbi-data-thief-says-he-warned-crazy-teen-not-hack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A friend of a teenager suspected of stealing a large amount of personal data from the FBI says he warned the teen not to do it. According to Adem El Adeb, 19, he tried to convince Saifal-Din Khader that hacking the FBI would have serious consequences, but Khader did not listen.\n\nThe FBI has been actively working to dismantle a cybercriminal group known as ShinyHunters, which hacked the bureau's job website and stole personal data about its employees.\n\nThe FBI arrested a suspect in Pennsylvania, who is believed to be a Canadian citizen and directly involved in the hack of the FBI's website, according to a law enforcement source. The FBI did not provide additional details on the suspect's identity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}