FBI arrests another suspect tied to ShinyHunters hack of bureau jobs site
FBI Director Kash Patel says agents arrested another person suspected of being connected to ShinyHunters, the group behind the hack of the FBI's jobs website.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau arrested another person this week who is suspected of being connected to ShinyHunters, a cybercriminal group. CBS News reports the group hacked the FBI's job website.
Fox News reports Patel described the person as a suspected co-conspirator. Fox says the arrest is tied to a data breach at FBIjobs.gov and a hack of a third-party vendor.
CBS News describes this as "another" arrest, which indicates there have been earlier ones. The reports do not say who was arrested or where. They do not give charges or say what data was taken.
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- CBS NewsFBI arrests suspected member of ShinyHunters in connection with jobs site hackFri, Oct 9, 12:35 PM EDT
- Fox NewsKash Patel announces arrest of suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator after FBI jobs portal breachFri, Oct 9, 4:04 PM EDT
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