Canadian Cybersecurity Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters Investigation
Summary
A Canada-based cybersecurity expert was arrested in the US on suspicion of involvement in ShinyHunters attacks, including an intrusion targeting FBI systems. He faces conspiracy and extortion-related charges.
Key points
- The FBI arrested a Canadian cybersecurity expert who has been identified in media reports as Edward Dubrovsky; authorities have not officially named him.
- He is suspected of involvement in the ShinyHunters attack on FBI systems and faces conspiracy and interference-with-commerce charges.
- ShinyHunters claimed access to the FBI jobs website and other systems, and alleged it obtained information on agents and job applicants.
- The FBI attributed the intrusion to a contractor’s failure to patch vulnerable Oracle PeopleSoft software.
- The arrest is the third reported arrest of a ShinyHunters suspect in recent weeks; another suspect arrested in Jordan is reportedly cooperating with the FBI.
- The group said its operations were unaffected, but its Tor-based website no longer appeared accessible at the time of publication.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Arrest and criminal investigation into suspected involvement in ShinyHunters attacks, including the alleged hacking of FBI systems.
- Impact
- The ShinyHunters group claimed it accessed the FBI's jobs website and other systems and obtained information on nearly all agents and job applicants; this claim is not independently confirmed in the article. The FBI attributed the intrusion to a contractor's failure to patch vulnerable Oracle PeopleSoft software. The reported suspect was charged with conspiracy to threaten information confidentiality with intent to extort money and interference with commerce by threats.
People
Edward DubrovskyIdentified by The New York Times and Brian Krebs as the arrested Canadian cybersecurity expert suspected of involvement in the ShinyHunters attack; court records spell the name Dobrovsky.Kash PatelFBI director who announced the arrest of another suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator.
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Countries
CanadaA Canada-based cybersecurity expert was arrested last week in the United States on suspicion of being involved in ShinyHunters attacks, including the recent hacking of FBI systems.JordanAnother alleged key member was reportedly arrested in Jordan on September 28 and is cooperating with the FBI.NetherlandsAuthorities arrested one alleged key member in the Netherlands on September 15.United StatesA Canada-based cybersecurity expert was arrested last week in the United States on suspicion of being involved in ShinyHunters attacks, including the recent hacking of FBI systems.