A suspected member of the ShinyHunters digital extortion group, who goes by the online alias "Rey," has been allegedly detained by authorities in Jordan, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
Rey, whose real name is Saif al-Din Khader, is said to have been brought into custody on September 29, 2026, and cooperating with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
A new China-nexus cyber espionage group known as TA419 has been attributed to multiple credential phishing campaigns targeting artificial intelligence (AI) experts working for U.S. think tanks, universities, and legal sector organizations.
The campaigns have impersonated prominent economists and AI policymakers, as well as a prominent Anthropic employee, to single out an AI policy expert at a