organisation

ShinyHunters

Hacking group

Security · 20 Oct 2026Canadian cybersecurity executive charged with extortion offences

Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky has been arrested by the FBI and charged with threatening to disclose stolen or hacked data and interfering with interstate commerce through extortion, according to court records cited by KrebsOnSecurity. The arrest came during an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group after its breach of the FBI's recruitment website in September.