Dutch police have arrested a suspected member of the ShinyHunters cyber-crime group that claimed to have stolen sensitive information on all FBI bureau staff – around 38,000 people.
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I’m Brett Leatherman, assistant director of the FBI Cyber Division. Today, our partners at the Dutch National Police announced the arrest of one of the alleged leaders of Shiny Hunters, a group linked to cyber attacks in the United States, the Netherlands and around the world. The Dutch high tech crime unit arrested the suspect. Under Dutch law, that’s exactly how the best athlete model in the new FBI cyber strategy is meant to work. The partner with the strongest authority and access leads. Dutch authorities were ready to act. With our full support, they move quickly to protect victims and preserve critical evidence. Since last year, this cyber criminal and his Co conspirators have allegedly breached more than 140 organizations and taken at least $70 million in extortion payments. They often target third party vendors and cloud based platforms stealing sensitive data in extorting victims with threats to publish it. The FBI is grateful to all the partners who’ve assisted us, especially the Dutch National Police and the industry partners who shared information with us. Quickly. Now to the remaining members of Shiny Hunters. You’ve heard about the arrest of your colleague. We’re confident you’ve seen or heard things in recent days that the public has not. Other groups believed anonymity or their friends would protect them, and they were wrong. Arrests have a way of changing who is willing to talk, and seized infrastructure has a way of showing us who’s left. The longer you stay in this, the more we learn about you. You know how to find us, and we know how to find you. I suggest you reach out first while the choice is still yours.
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