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A key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claims to have stolen data on all FBI employees, was detained in Jordan this week. Sources say Saif al-Din Khader, also known by his hacker nickname Rey, is cooperating with the FBI and international law enforcement to identify other hackers within the group. The detention occurred on September 29, and Khader’s cooperation could help authorities locate additional members of ShinyHunters responsible for the theft.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Saif al-Din Khader, a suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, was detained by Jordanian authorities this week. ShinyHunters claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee and has been linked to several high-profile cyber incidents. Sources say Khader is cooperating with the FBI and other global law enforcement agencies to identify his fellow hackers. The FBI declined to comment specifically but stated they are aggressively investigating the case, working with partners internationally to arrest those involved. Reuters reported that Khader was taken into custody on September 29, though details of his detention and current location remain unclear. CBS News noted that ShinyHunters claimed last month to have stolen up to 3 terabytes of data related to FBI workers, highlighting the scale of the breach and its potential consequences for employee privacy and security.
Written for “ShinyHunters Hacker Detained” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau, sources say
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A key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, was detained this week in Jordan, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Two of the sources said he was cooperating with the FBI to identify his fellow hackers.
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Saif al-Din Khader was detained by Jordanian authorities, the three sources said.
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Two of them said he was taken into custody on Sept 29.
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Reuters could not immediately determine the circumstances of Khader’s detention or his current whereabouts.
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Two sources said that he is helping the FBI and global law enforcement locate the other hackers in the group.
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The FBI declined to comment on any specific arrest or activity abroad but said that the bureau "continues to aggressively investigate the recent cyber incident allegedly involving ShinyHunters, having already worked with partners to arrest multiple subjects - and we will spare no resource in bringing each of the responsible individuals to justice."
Reuters’ attempts to reach Khader and members of his family over the past week and a half have been unsuccessful.
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The prolific cyber extortion group, which has a long history of targeting major corporations around the world, is believed by experts to consist mainly of young, English-speaking hackers focused on data theft and extortion.
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Their theft of what they claim are mountains of data on every single FBI employee has drawn comparisons to the allegedly Chinese-linked intrusion at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015, which compromised sensitive details on millions of Americans who had been vetted for security clearances.
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A Reuters analysis of a sample of the data shared by ShinyHunters revealed that the data contained extensive personally identifiable information of FBI employees, sensitive job role information, and psychiatric and medical information.
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Khader's cooperation with investigators could be critical to helping contain - or at least understand - the damage.
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One source said he was walking investigators through his electronic devices and digital correspondence to help the FBI locate his cohorts.
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"His cooperation is critical to ongoing efforts to arrest these hackers," the source told Reuters.
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There have been hints for days that ShinyHunters was experiencing disruption following the announcement of its break-in at the FBI.
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Beginning on Sept 29, Reuters was unable to reach ShinyHunters through the online account it previously used to communicate with journalists.
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Then, on Sept 30, the group’s dark web site, where it had previously posted threats to the FBI, disappeared.
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The bureau’s director, Kash Patel, has been hinting at more arrests following the announcement that another alleged ShinyHunters member, Pepijn van der Stap, had been detained in the Netherlands.
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“FBI teams are working new leads RIGHT NOW,” Patel said on Sept 30 in a message posted to X.
“More arrests are on the table.”
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