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FBI sends warning to cybercrime group that hacked it after Dutch arrest of ‘leader’

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Dutch authorities and the FBI said Tuesday that Dutch law enforcement had arrested a leader of ShinyHunters, the international cybercrime group that last week claimed to have hacked an FBI website and stolen sensitive personal information on agents.

The bureau is not explicitly tying the Dutch man’s arrest to the FBI hack, which seemingly occurred after the man was detained, but is using it to warn other members of the ShinyHunters criminal ring.

In a video statement published to the FBI website, Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman addressed the hackers directly and urged them to confess to law enforcement.

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