Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murders

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The FBI and Dutch law enforcement say they have arrested a member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which the agencies say are responsible for hacks on over 140 organizations around the world. The hackers also claimed responsibility for a breach of the FBI’s own systems earlier this month.

Brett Leathermann, the FBI’s cyber division lead, said in a video message on Tuesday that Dutch authorities had arrested one of the “alleged leaders of ShinyHunters.” Leathermann added that the Dutch High Tech Crime Unit “moved quickly to protect victims and preserve critical evidence,” and vowed that the bureau would go after the rest of the hackers following the arrest.

In a separate statement , Dutch police confirmed that an unnamed 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested under Dutch law on September 15. The man was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, and has been remanded into custody for at least 90 days.

The police say the man was arrested for “participating in a criminal organization,” referring to ShinyHunters.

Following his arrest and seizure of his devices, the police said “a lot of information was found on his laptop, including about two murders that should be committed abroad.” As such, he is also being investigated for attempting to orchestrate the murders. The Dutch authorities said this is “separate from the investigation into ShinyHunters.”