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Dutch Police Arrest Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Pepijn Van Der Stap
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- Dutch police arrested 24-year-old Pepijn van der Stap, alleged ShinyHunters leader, on Sept. 15.
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest and said FBI investigators supported the operation.
- Police suspect van der Stap attempted to solicit two murders abroad, according to laptop files.
- ShinyHunters claimed to hack FBIJobs.gov on Sept. 21, stealing 2-3 TB of data.
- ShinyHunters pledged not to publish the stolen data and withdrew its demand to retract the FBI advisory.