Another Major FBI Hacker Just Got Arrested...
Source: YouTube · SomeOrdinaryGamers · published Oct 4, 2026 · 17:47
A teenage hacker known as "Ray," alleged leader of the Shiny Hunters group that breached the FBI's jobs portal, has been arrested in Jordan, escalating the FBI's international crackdown.
Key Takeaways:
• About a week prior, Shiny Hunters defaced the FBI jobs.gov portal, claiming all FBI data was compromised, including PII, medical info, and family details of employees and applicants 03:02.
• The leak endangers agents who investigate terrorists and cartels, painting "the largest digital bullseye" on the hackers' backs 03:49.
• Ray, identified as Saif Al-Din Khader and likely only 17-18, took over Shiny Hunters after involvement with the Hellcat ransomware group 08:05.
• Kela unmasked Ray in March 2025 after info-stealer malware on a shared family computer linked his online identities to his real name 08:40.
• The group could have kept profiting from hacks (e.g., Rockstar Games) had they not made a public spectacle of targeting the FBI 12:09.
• Ray's arrest may let the FBI map the Shiny Hunters network, with more arrests expected 14:55.
The story shows that hacking federal agencies carries severe consequences—the Hollywood "hacker gets a government job" outcome is fantasy, and poor operational security leads to life-altering prison time 10:26.
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Hello guys and gals, me Mutahar, and >> [gasps] >> let me tell you things just keep on escalating. So I've been covering this FBI hack story for a little bit, and you might be like, "Whoa, what what just keeps happening?" And there are a lot of developments, guys. There are way more arrests being made. An entire system is being broken down. And we might be looking at probably one of the biggest online examples of [ __ ] around and finding out. Now, I've got no dog in this race. I really don't give a [ __ ] about the FBI, and I really don't give a [ __ ] about the hacker group. I'm just a net internet citizen online looking at the [ __ ] chaos from afar, and I find the story captivating because, you know, if you explain this to somebody outside the internet, you know, you tell them, "Hey gu…