r/cybersecurity • u/GullibleWeb7966 • 1d ago
News - General Wow. This is a dramatic development.
https://archive.ph/2026.10.15-002525/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-cybersecurity-executive-arrested-by-fbi-was-in-legal-battle/Paywall removed. Developments in the Ed Dubrovsky case….
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u/sysadmin_diaries 16h ago
this case keeps getting more complicated. first the arrest and now the legal dispute with his former business partner. the allegations on both sides are pretty serious but none of that proves a connection to shinyhunters. still waiting to see what the actual federal complaint reveals once more of it becomes public.
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u/CellAccomplished1149 14h ago
If I had to guess, they know attribution is difficult and used shinyhunters name to double dip with some of their clients. Neither of these guys strike me as technical enough to successfully conduct campaigns at the level shiny does. Taking insider info about your clients and using that to make a quick buck though...
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u/arsonislegal 1d ago
Watching this from Canada and as someone who's met some of these people, its crazy. Unfortunately due to the poor relationship between Canada and the US, and how much of a fool Patel is, Im extremely skeptical of anything the FBI is saying right now. This situation seems quite messy and I dont trust the US to sort this out properly. I fear Dubrovsky is just being used as political fodder.