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ShinyHunters hacker Saif al-Din Khader detained in Jordan
Saif al-Din Khader, a suspected core member of the ShinyHunters hacking group known online as ‘Rey’, has been detained in Jordan. Reports indicate that Khader is cooperating with the FBI and international law enforcement by providing access to his electronic devices and digital communications to help identify other members of the collective.
The arrest follows a major cyberattack on the FBI’s recruitment portal, which the group claimed resulted in the theft of 2 to 3 terabytes of data. While the group asserted they obtained information on nearly all FBI employees, technical analysis of a data sample revealed the exposure of sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) for approximately 12,000 applicants, including job roles, medical, and psychiatric records.
This development follows previous law enforcement actions, including the arrest of Pepijn van der Stap in the Netherlands. Jordanian authorities have reportedly initiated extradition proceedings to transfer Khader to the United States.
Entities
FBI · Jordan · Kash Patel · Pepijn van der Stap · Saif al-Din Khader · ShinyHunters · United States
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 19 SOURCES] The FBI is investigating the cyber incident and has worked with partners to arrest multiple subjects. www.g4media.ro · hotnews.ro · wtxnews.com · www.bright.nl · www.sawt-alasima.net · +14 more
- [● 20 SOURCES] Khader is reportedly cooperating with the FBI and global law enforcement to identify other members of the group. www.g4media.ro · hotnews.ro · www.sawt-alasima.net · flagthis.com · www.elbuentono.com.mx · +14 more
- [● 21 SOURCES] Jordanian authorities detained Saif al-Din Khader, a suspected core member of the ShinyHunters hacking group. flagthis.com · www.g4media.ro · hotnews.ro · www.sawt-alasima.net · www.elbuentono.com.mx · +15 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The cyberattack compromised the personally identifiable information of approximately 12,000 FBI applicants. flagthis.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Jordanian officials have started extradition proceedings to transfer the suspect to the United States. flagthis.com
- [● 17 SOURCES] The ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen data regarding nearly all FBI agents and applicants. www.g4media.ro · hotnews.ro · wtxnews.com · www.elbuentono.com.mx · nationalcybersecurity.com · +12 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The breach involved phishing lures and a custom SQL injection payload used to exfiltrate data. flagthis.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Remediation and notification costs for the breach are estimated to be in the low millions of dollars. flagthis.com
- [● 10 SOURCES] Stolen data included sensitive job role information, as well as psychiatric and medical data of FBI employees. www.sawt-alasima.net · www.elbuentono.com.mx · www.bright.nl · flagthis.com · www.g4media.ro · +4 more