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FBI Suspects U.S. Consulting Executive Tied to ShinyHunters Extortion Site
Original: KrebsOnSecurity, citing two unnamed sources, reports FBI investigators suspect an executive at a U.S. consulting firm he
KrebsOnSecurity, citing two unnamed sources, reports that FBI investigators suspect an executive at a U.S. consulting firm helped run Shinywire, an extortion site linked to the ShinyHunters hacking group, with nearly 100 victims listed. No charges have been filed against the executive, and the firm has not been named. Separately, negotiator Edward Dubrovsky faces charges in the matter.
Why now: Fresh reporting links a U.S. corporate insider to a high-profile ransomware extortion operation, raising questions about complicity in cybercrime.
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Evidence
- KrebsOnSecurity, citing two unnamed sources, reports FBI investigators suspect an executive at a U.S. consulting firm helped run ShinyHunters' Shinywire extortion site (nearly 100 victims listed). No charges so far; the firm is unnamed. Negotiator Edward Dubrovsky is charged… · technotenshi@infosec.exchange · 2
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