ShinyHunters: FBI urges members to surrender after arrest
The FBI has publicly called on members of the ShinyHunters extortion group to turn themselves in. The appeal follows the arrest in the Netherlands of a man the bureau describes as one of the group's alleged leaders.
The message came in a video released on Tuesday by Brett Leatherman, Assistant Director of the FBI's Cyber Division. "Today, our partners at the Dutch National Police announced the arrest of one of the alleged leaders of ShinyHunters, a group linked to cyberattacks in the United States, the Netherlands, and around the world," he said.
A 24-year-old from Amsterdam
According to the Dutch National Police, the suspect is a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam who was arrested on September 15. He is suspected of having a role within ShinyHunters and of taking part in a criminal organization.