Suspected ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands

<figure> <img alt="Photograph of a hand wearing red nail varnish holding a mouse with a projection overlay of stylized eyes" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/akrales_220209_4977_0226.webp?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Dutch police say they arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man in connection with ShinyHunters, the hacking group that claimed responsibility for high-profile attacks on <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/31/24169112/ticketmaster-data-breach-confirmed-details-live-nation">Ticketmaster</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/910815/rockstar-games-says-hack-will-have-no-impact">Rockstar Games</a>, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/998966/shinyhunters-fbi-hack">more recently, the FBI</a>. In <a href="https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2026/september/29/11-verdachte-aangehouden-in-onderzoek-naar-hackersgroep-shinyhunters.html">a press release,</a> Dutch authorities state that they arrested the suspect on September 15th - just days before the hacking group <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/998966/shinyhunters-fbi-hack">claimed to have breached</a> the FBI's website and stolen employee data, as <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/amsterdam-man-arrested-shinyhunters-hacking-investigation-police-say-2026-09-28/">reported earlier by <em>Reuters</em></a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Neither Dutch authorities nor the FBI name the suspect, <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/dutch-police-arrest-reformed-hacker-in-shiny-hunters-investigation/">but <em>Krebs on Security</em></a><em> </em>and <em>Reuters</em> report that police arrested Pepijn van der Stap, a Dutch man convicted <a href="https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/112907/dutch-hacker-gets-four-year-prison-term-for-extorting-companies-money-laundering/">for data theft and extortion</a> in …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1002410/shinyhunters-hacking-suspect-arrested">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>