importantSYS.SOURCE: Krebs on Security• 2026-10-20T22:21:05Z

FBI Investigates Ransom Negotiator's Involvement in ShinyHunters Extortion Operations

#ransomware #cybersecurity #extortion

U.S. federal investigators suspect a ransom negotiator and executives from two ransomware negotiation firms of collaborating with the ShinyHunters hacking group to operate an extortion site, which targeted over 100 organizations and extorted $70 million this year. The FBI is probing connections between the negotiators and the group's leader, Rey, following a data breach of the FBI recruitment website and a murder-for-hire plot linked to a detained Dutch hacker.

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