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Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site
- U.S. federal investigators suspect an executive from a ransomware negotiation firm helped run the ShinyHunters extortion site.
- ShinyHunters recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI.
- Sources close to the investigation indicate close relations between the suspects and the extortion group.
- One of the suspected executives is based in the United States.
- The investigation is ongoing with no arrests made yet.