Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation

2026-09-28T19:23:22Z•25305a5b07467e51d1b0c2c35493227e934b07e741d632f3138b6644c1228d5b
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KrebsOnSecurity reporting covering major cybercrime investigations, arrests and convictions, large-scale data theft and extortion, software supply-chain attacks, identity-document exposure, ad fraud through malicious streaming devices, and Microsoft vulnerability disclosures. The most significant risks include the sale of more than 153 million driver’s license scans, exploitation and disclosure of hundreds of Microsoft vulnerabilities, and ongoing activity by groups including ShinyHunters and TeamPCP.

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