An alleged key figure in the ShinyHunters cybercrime group has been arrested in the Netherlands, and - in a sinister twist - the 24-year-old suspect is also being investigated for attempting to arrange two murders.
ShinyHunters suspect arrested, and is now investigated over alleged murder plots
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