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Convicted cybercriminal arrested in the Netherlands over suspected ShinyHunters ties

  • —Van der Stap was detained on September 16; a Rotterdam court hearing is set for September 29
  • —He previously served a suspended sentence for data theft and extortion under the alias Umbreon
  • —Six days after his arrest, ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen data on 5,000 FBI agents
  • —The group is led by a Jordan-based teenager known as Rey, who merged it with Scattered Spider and LAPSUS$
Why it matters: The case ties crypto-linked hacking campaigns to specific individuals, increasing law enforcement pressure on groups targeting exchanges and companies.
Source: Protos
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