Breaking, new, by me:
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested an executive at a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity.
From the story:
"Dubrovsky’s LinkedIn profile states he is the author of Cyber Extortion Strategic Response, a 252-page book that promises to “take readers beyond the ransom note and into the decisions that determine how an organization responds, recovers, and protects what matters.”
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/10/fbi-arrests-founder-of-ransomware-negotiation-firm/
#FBI #shinyhunters #ransomware #cybercrime
edit: Cypfer said Dubrovsky was a managing director until leaving in Nov. 2025, not an ex-founder as his LinkedIn profile says. This link backs that up, saying he was COO and managing partner:
https://cypfer.com/es/modern-slavery/#:~:text=COO%20and%20Managing%20Partner
@briankrebs@infosec.exchange my wife’s uncle runs a shipping company and one of his ships was abducted by Somali pirates, and his crew held for almost a year. Yes, negotiators and intermediaries make piracy a viable business, but that doesn’t solve the ordeal of 30-something families terrified for their loved ones.