FBI arrests suspected member of ShinyHunters in connection with breach of bureau

Washington — The FBI this week arrested another individual suspected of being connected to ShinyHunters, the cybercriminal group that hacked the bureau's job website and stole personal data about its employees, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Friday.

The FBI did not provide any additional details on the individual's identity or the location of the arrest, but a U.S. official and another source briefed on the matter told CBS News the suspect was detained in Pennsylvania.

The sources were granted anonymity to speak about law enforcement details that have not been made public.

An FBI spokesperson declined to comment on the details outlined in the New York Times report. CBS News has reached out to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and other Canadian authorities for comment.

The FBI's jobs website was hacked in September, in what some veteran agents are saying may amount to the worst breach of a federal government system since the infamous hack of the Office of Personnel Management system in 2015, when more than 22 million government records were stolen.

The hackers said they stole 2 to 3 terabytes of data related to FBI workers, a feat they accomplished thanks to a new vulnerability with Oracle PeopleSoft, a human resources management program.

"The FBI has removed the contractor and taken all necessary steps to both mitigate any further risk and protect our workforce," Leatherman said in a statement.

The arrest announced on Friday is the latest in a string of arrests of suspects who are believed to be tied to ShinyHunters.

A second suspected member of the group, identified as 24-year-old Pepijn van der Stap, was also arrested in Amsterdam, CBS News previously reported.

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