Executive Summary

A key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, was detained in Jordan this week. Sources say the individual, known as 'Rey', is cooperating with the FBI to identify other members. The arrest highlights the group's alleged role in a large-scale FBI data breach.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: DataBreaches.net - Published Date: 2026-10-03T16:00:10+00:00 - Category: data-breaches

Original Description: Jana Winter, Raphael Satter, and A.J. Vicens report: A key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, ‌which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, was detained this week in Jordan, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Two of ​the sources said he was cooperating with the FBI to identify ​his fellow... Source

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