A teenager from Amman, Jordan, known by the hacker handle 'Rey' and identified as Saif Al-din Khader, has been detained by Jordanian authorities and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI. Khader, a suspected leader of the prolific data theft group ShinyHunters, was apprehended while the group was actively extorting a business unit recently divested by Boeing. The investigation into ShinyHunters intensified following the group's exploitation of a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273) in Oracle's PeopleSoft platform. This flaw allowed the hackers to breach numerous organizations, including the FBI, where they accessed sensitive personnel records. Following the arrest of another key member in the Netherlands, Khader had assumed control of the ShinyHunters brand, engaging in high-profile extortion attempts and taunting law enforcement. The FBI continues to investigate the scope of the group's activities, which have impacted sectors ranging from healthcare and education to government and transportation.
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