Dutch police confirm arrest in ShinyHunters hacking investigation

Dutch police have confirmed that a 24-year-old Amsterdam man arrested earlier this month was detained as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group.

"It is true that this month a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in an investigation into the hacker group ShinyHunters," the Politie Landelijke Opsporing en Interventies said Monday.

Police said the suspect will appear before the Rotterdam District Court on Tuesday, September 29, when further information will also be released.

The suspect has been identified by KrebsOnSecurity and DataBreaches as Pepijn van der Stap, a Dutch hacker previously known online as "Umbreon."

Van der Stap was previously arrested in January 2023 and charged with hacking and blackmailing more than a dozen companies in the Netherlands and worldwide.