Dutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBI

Updated on: September 29, 2026 / 9:43 AM EDT / CBS News

The FBI and the Dutch National Police jointly arrested a suspected member of the notorious cyber group ShinyHunters on Tuesday, a week after the group claimed responsibility for defacing the FBI's jobs website and bragged that it had stolen data about FBI personnel and job applicants.

In a post on X, FBI Director Kash Patel did not identify the individual who was arrested, but referred to the person as "one of the alleged leaders" of the organization. "As we speak FBI teams are actively working with partners to obtain and execute more leads in the ongoing investigation based on this arrest," Patel wrote.

The FBI said in a statement that it is "working around the clock to investigate the cyber incident involving FBIJobs.gov and is in regular communication with anyone who may be impacted — including multiple Bureau wide communications within 24 hours of public reporting." The FBI also said that the investigation is ongoing.

Last week, ShinyHunters claimed in communications posted on the dark web and exchanges with multiple media outlets that it stole two to three terabytes of data related to FBI and Justice Department workers.

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