GoKawiilJordan detains teen suspected ShinyHunters leader tied to FBI data theft
Reuters reports that Saif al-Din Khader, a teenager suspected of leading the ShinyHunters hacking group, is being detained in Jordan. The group claimed in September it had breached the FBI's job recruitment portal, stealing personal and medical data on roughly 5,000 employees and defacing the agency's logo. Sources told Reuters Khader is cooperating with FBI and international investigators to help identify other members of the group.
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The breach exposed sensitive personal and psychiatric information on FBI staff, drawing comparisons to the 2015 OPM hack that compromised security-clearance records of millions of Americans, according to Reuters. Khader's cooperation could help investigators trace other ShinyHunters members, especially since the group's dark web communication channels reportedly went dark this week. The case also underscores how young, loosely organized hacking crews can penetrate major government and corporate systems.
- A suspected ShinyHunters leader, a teenager, is detained in Jordan and reportedly aiding FBI investigators.
- ShinyHunters allegedly stole personal, medical, and psychiatric data on about 5,000 FBI employees.
- The group's dark web site and communication channels disappeared this week amid the investigation.
Source: yro.slashdot.org — Posted, 2026-10-05
Published there as: “FBI Detains Teenager Linked to Group That Stole Data on 5,000 FBI Employees”
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