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ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests

A teenager from Amman, Jordan suspected of leading the prolific data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters has been detained and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI to identify other members of the hacking gang. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the suspect, who uses the hacker handle “ Rey ,” was detained as ShinyHunters was in the process of extorting a business unit recently divested by the global aerospace company Boeing , which manufactures the fleet of planes used by the employer of Rey’s father — Royal Jordanian Airlines . The logo for Jeppesen ForeFlight, a business unit divested last year by the aerospace firm Boeing. On October 3, Reuters cited three unnamed sources saying a suspected ShinyHunters member in Amman named Saif Al-din Khader was detained by Jordanian authorities…

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Oct 7, 2026
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