ShinyHunters Defiant After FBI Calls on Members to Come Forward
The FBI on Tuesday called on ShinyHunters group members to come forward in the wake of the alleged leader’s arrest.
The suspected leader, Pepijn van der Stap, of Amsterdam, was arrested on September 15 in the Netherlands while on probation after serving three of the four-year prison term he was sentenced to in 2023 over hacking and extortion activities.
The Dutch police on Tuesday said the 24-year-old man is suspected of “playing a role within the hacking group ShinyHunters” and of planning two murders.
“After his arrest on September 15, a lot of information was found on his laptop, including about two murders that should be committed abroad. There are indications that the defendant has ordered this,” reads an automated translation of the Dutch police’s announcement.
According to the FBI, the suspect is one of the alleged leaders of the extortion group. Since 2025, the authorities say, he has...
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