Dutch authorities and the FBI said Tuesday that Dutch law enforcement had arrested a leader of ShinyHunters, the international cybercrime group that last week claimed to have hacked an FBI website and stolen sensitive personal information on agents.The bureau is not explicitly tying the Dutch man’s arrest to the FBI hack, which seemingly occurred after the man was detained, but is using it to warn other members of the ShinyHunters criminal ring.In a video statement published to the FBI website, Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman addressed the hackers directly and urged them to confess to law enforcement.“To the remaining members of ShinyHunters: You’ve heard about the arrest of your colleague,” Leatherman said.“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,” he said.“I suggest you reach out first while the choice is still yours.”Leatherman did not directly address the FBI hack in his message to ShinyHunters.Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch National Police announced that on Sept.
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