HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this one, have allegedly been connected to the FBI Jobs hack by ShinyHunters.
FBI arrests Cypfer co-founder Edward Dubrovsky, now associated with CyberSteward, in the ShinyHunters investigation into the FBI jobs portal breach.
A co-founder of Canadian ransomware negotiation firm Cypfer has been identified as the person arrested in connection with the FBI’s ShinyHunters investigation, adding an unexpected turn to a case already involving suspected hackers, breached FBI systems and international arrests.
The New York Times reported on October 9 that the FBI had arrested a suspect in Pennsylvania connected to the ShinyHunters investigation. Cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs later identified the suspect as Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive and co-founder of Cypfer. Krebs reported that Dubrovsky is now associated with another Canadian security firm, CyberSteward.
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The DataBreachTimes reminds readers that arrests are not convictions and that any charges, which have not even been made public yet, have yet to be tried in a court of law.
