ShinyHunters arrest number three: a Canadian ransomware negotiator

Reported by Security Affairs (Pierluigi Paganini)

Summary by Cyber Security News12 Oct 2026, 23:26 CEST

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A Canadian ransomware negotiator faces extortion charges in the FBI’s ShinyHunters crackdown. Here’s what is known, and what isn’t. ShinyHunters is the focus of a global FBI investigation, and the crackdown has led to the October 8 arrest of a Canadian ransomware negotiator who now faces extortion charges.

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