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Miller, B. (2026, October 9). Kash Patel announces arrest of suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator after FBI jobs portal breach. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kash-patel-announces-arrest-suspected-shinyhunters-co-conspirator-fbi-jobs-portal-breach
Miller, Brittany. “Kash Patel announces arrest of suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator after FBI jobs portal breach.” Fox News, 9 Oct. 2026, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kash-patel-announces-arrest-suspected-shinyhunters-co-conspirator-fbi-jobs-portal-breach.
Miller, Brittany. “Kash Patel announces arrest of suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator after FBI jobs portal breach.” Fox News, October 9, 2026. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kash-patel-announces-arrest-suspected-shinyhunters-co-conspirator-fbi-jobs-portal-breach.
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On October 9, 2026, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that agents had arrested a suspected co-conspirator linked to the ShinyHunters hacking group. The arrest is part of the ongoing investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving the FBI’s jobs portal, FBIjobs.gov, which occurred on a platform managed by a third-party vendor and resulted in the theft of sensitive personal data from nearly all bureau employees. As of October 12, Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky was identified as the individual arrested; he faces charges including conspiracy to threaten to impair information confidentiality with intent to extort money and interference with commerce by threats. Shock has spread through the cybersecurity community over Dubrovsky's arrest, given his reputation for helping clients negotiate ransomware attacks rather than perpetrating them.