Exclusive, breaking: Dutch Police Arrest "Reformed" Hacker in ShinyHunters investigation
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 24-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific hacker group ShinyHunters. In the days immediately following the suspect’s arrest, remaining ShinyHunters members dramatically escalated their attacks, stealing highly sensitive data from the FBI and extorting the Russian ransomware group Cl0p.
edited to correct Van der Stap's age
Yesterday's scoop on the arrest of an alleged ShinyHunters member in the Netherlands got picked up as part of a piece on the FBI hack that was the top story last night on the NYT homepage. Got a nice mention and link. There is so much more to this story. More to come soon, hopefully.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/fbi-shinyhunters-damage.html