Dutch police have arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam on suspicion of being a member of the ShinyHunters cyber-crime group. The group recently claimed to have stolen sensitive information on approximately 38,000 FBI bureau staff.
The suspect was arrested on 15 September, prior to the alleged FBI cyber-attack. Police stated they seized his devices and found a "large amount of information" on his laptop, including "details about two murders that were to be committed abroad" which they suspect he may have ordered.
ShinyHunters claimed to have breached FBI servers on 21 September and subsequently contacted reporters, sharing samples and screenshots of the alleged stolen data. The BBC has reportedly seen a small portion of this data, which appears to be genuine.
FBI director Kash Patel thanked Dutch partners, stating that FBI teams are actively working with partners to obtain and execute more leads based on this arrest. Brett Leatherman, assistant director of FBI Cyber, urged other members of the group to surrender.