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Dutch police arrest tied to ShinyHunters hacking investigation

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FBI authorities arrested Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky on suspicion of ties to ShinyHunters, adding to a broader law-enforcement action thread around the group. The article says the FBI linked the arrest to the FBIjobs.gov incident, which it described as a breach at a site managed by a third-party vendor. It also says investigators believe ShinyHunters exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability to compromise the site, then pivoted to AWS GovCloud systems and extract 2-3TB of data. Separate reporting in the same investigation thread says Dutch police arrested Pepijn van der Stap in connection with the incident, showing the case remains active across multiple jurisdictions.

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FBI hit by network compromise linked to ShinyHunters

Incident
H score77 First: 12.10.2026 13:00 Last: 12.10.2026 13:00 Sources 1

How related: ShinyHunters exploited a vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft to compromise the agency's jobs site, and then pivoted to its AWS GovCloud servers to extract 2-3TB of data.

About this happening: The FBIjobs.gov breach exposed a third-party managed jobs site and allegedly led to 2-3TB of data being extracted. Attackers reportedly used an Oracle PeopleSoft vul...

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FBI arrest of Edward Dubrovsky in ShinyHunters case

Law Enforcement
H score58 First: 12.10.2026 13:00 Last: 12.10.2026 13:00 Sources 1

How related: The FBI has arrested a Canadian cybersecurity executive on suspicion of involvement with the ShinyHunters group, which was responsible for a major breach at the bureau last month.

About this happening: The FBI arrested and charged Edward Dubrovsky in the ShinyHunters case, escalating the cybercrime prosecution tied to the FBIjobs.gov breach. Court documents ident...

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Jordan detains Rey in ShinyHunters investigation

Law Enforcement
H score71 First: 03.10.2026 22:09 Last: 03.10.2026 22:09 Sources 1

How related: a suspected ShinyHunters member in Amman named Saif Al-din Khader was detained by Jordanian authorities and was cooperating with the FBI.

About this happening: Jordanian authorities detained Rey / Saif al-Din Khader in Jordan on October 3, 2026, and he is reportedly cooperating with the FBI in the ShinyHunters inv...

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Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) hit by network compromise

Incident
H score25 First: 29.09.2026 18:39 Last: 29.09.2026 18:39 Sources 1

About this happening: The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) confirmed a cyberattack that used an autonomous AI agent, leaving the nonprofit in an ongoing breach investig...

Latest development: 30.09.2026 22:49

DIVD says its network breach came from chaining two zero-day flaws in the open-source Zammad ticketing system, now tracked as CVE-2026-102489 and CVE-2026-102490. The flaws enabled session hijacking, remote code execution, and privilege escalation from the Zammad user to root, and the attacker used the access to read and exfiltrate data from DIVD's systems in seconds. Network segmentation and incident response kept the threat actor from moving deeper into the network, while DIVD notified Zammad, is alerting other users of vulnerable instances, and recommends upgrading to version 7 or taking the instance offline.

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Ardit Kutleshi pleads guilty in Rydox cybercrime case

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H score36 First: 25.09.2026 14:35 Last: 25.09.2026 14:35 Sources 1

About this happening: Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty in the Rydox cybercrime case, extending the prosecution of the illegal marketplace that sold stolen data and login credentials. The plea foll...

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Timeline

  1. 28.09.2026 22:49 2 articles · 13d ago

    Dutch tactical police search Amsterdam home and arrest ShinyHunters suspect

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    A Dutch tactical police unit searched the Amsterdam home shared by Pepijn van der Stap and his mother, seized electronic devices, and arrested the 24-year-old in the ShinyHunters investigation.

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  2. 28.09.2026 22:49 6 articles · 13d ago

    Dutch police confirm Amsterdam arrest in ShinyHunters investigation

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    Dutch police confirmed that a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in an investigation into ShinyHunters, while reporters identified the suspect as Pepijn van der Stap, also known online as Umbreon, and sources said investigators were examining a possible link between him and ShinyHunters.

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  3. 28.09.2026 22:49 2 articles · 13d ago

    Rotterdam District Court hearing is scheduled for the arrested Amsterdam suspect

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    The arrested Amsterdam suspect is scheduled to appear before the Rotterdam District Court on Tuesday, September 29, when further information is expected to be released.

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