securityweek.comarticleRansomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe
SecurityWeek reports the US arrest of a Canadian ransomware-negotiation specialist, reportedly Edward Dubrovsky of CyberSteward, on suspicion of involvement in ShinyHunters attacks, including the hack of FBI systems. He is charged with conspiracy to threaten to impair information confidentiality with intent to extort, and the case has moved to the Eastern District of Texas. It is the third ShinyHunters arrest in weeks, after suspects in the Netherlands and Jordan. The FBI blamed its own breach on a contractor's unpatched Oracle PeopleSoft, and sources say other ransomware negotiators could face charges.
TL;DR A Canadian ransomware negotiator was arrested in the US over ShinyHunters attacks, including the FBI breach via unpatched PeopleSoft; it's the third arrest in weeks.
Organisations named here
- Brian Krebs
- CyberSteward
- Edward Dubrovsky
- FBI
- Kash Patel
Technologies named here
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- FBI jobs website and other FBI systems
Techniques named here
- Ransomware negotiation services
Threat actors named here
- ShinyHunters
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