FBI Arrests Cybersecurity Executive and Ransomware Expert in Major Hack on Agents' Data
Authorities say the suspect’s firm specialized in ransomware negotiations, and the FBI says ShinyHunters has extorted more than $70 million this year.
- FBI agents arrested Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive, in Pennsylvania on Thursday in connection with the ShinyHunters hacking group, according to federal court records.
- The arrest follows a breach last month of an FBI jobs portal, where ShinyHunters gained access to personal data of thousands of current and former bureau employees, exposing sensitive unit details.
- Dubrovsky, 54, co-founded the Canadian firm CYPFER, which specializes in ransomware negotiations, and he recently authored a book on handling criminal extortion strategies.
- Court records show Dubrovsky faces charges of conspiracy to threaten confidentiality of information and Hobbs Act extortion, with authorities transferring him to the Eastern District of Texas.
- Federal investigators continue pursuing other suspects in the group's more than $70 million extortion campaign, building on arrests including a leader detained by Dutch authorities last week.
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FBI makes another ShinyHunters-linked arrest after agency breach
FBI Director Kash Patel said agents arrested another suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator tied to the recent FBIJobs intrusion. Public details remain limited, but the suspect is reported to be a Canadian citizen arrested in Pennsylvania. The breach...
Cyber exec arrested in case allegedly tied to ShinyHunters hackers
Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with alleged extortion activity that multiple reports have linked to the FBI's ongoing crackdown on the ShinyHunters hacking group. [...]
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FBI Arrests Founder of Ransomware Negotiation Firm
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity. The New York Times reported today that the FBI has arrested a Canadian man in Pennsylvania on suspicion of assisting ShinyHunters. The Times s…
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