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FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm
KREBS ON SECURITY — Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity.
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- Krebs on Security
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- Cybersecurity
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- 10 October 2026 · 00:17 UTC
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- 28 October 2026 · 12:19 UTC
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- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/10/fbi-arrests-founder-of-ransomware-negotiation-firm/
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