# Dutch police arrest suspected ShinyHunters member over alleged FBI hack

https://mins.news/en/item/78958

- BBC News, 2026-09-29 15:40 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw5ym18znr0ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Dutch police have arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man suspected of belonging to ShinyHunters, which claimed it stole sensitive information on about 38,000 FBI staff. Police also suspect he may have ordered attempts to incite two murders abroad. His devices were seized and further arrests remain possible.

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