🇺🇸 English, 10 October 2026, Ransomware
FBI arrests cybersecurity executive and ransomware expert in major hack on agents' data
A Canadian cybersecurity executive and ransomware expert was arrested in connection with a hack that exposed FBI employees' data
The FBI arrested a Canadian cybersecurity executive and ransomware expert as part of the investigation of a damaging hack that exposed the sensitive data of current and former FBI employees, according to a report.
The hack, which was first reported in May, compromised the personal and professional data of thousands of FBI employees, including their Social Security numbers, addresses, and law enforcement information.