ShinyHunters Suspect Detained in Jordan Helps FBI Track Down the Group

Reported by Security Affairs (Pierluigi Paganini)

Summary by Cyber Security News4 Oct 2026, 15:41 CET

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A suspected ShinyHunters member arrested in Jordan is reportedly cooperating with the FBI, helping investigators track down the group. A suspected member of ShinyHunters, the group that claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, was picked up in Jordan this week. The man is Saif al-Din Khader, detained by Jordanian authorities, with two sources placing the arrest on Tuesday.

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