Saif Al-Din Khader a/k/a "Rey" has been arrested in Jordan for his involvement in the FBIJobs hack and ShinyHunters

[u/intelw1zard]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/key-shinyhunters-hacker-detained-jordan-is-cooperating-sources-say-2026-10-03/

[u/Crappy_bara]

The fact that he is 16 years old is both disturbing and fascinating to me. It really shows that the combination of high intelligence and bad intentions causes a lot of harm.

[u/tdw21 → u/Crappy_bara]

It’s often not even bad intentions but more the thrill of how far one can push. It’s a technical puzzle.

[u/Crappy_bara → u/tdw21]

I can see the thrill seeking element of (illegal) data hoarding. But sharing, selling or using that data to extort organizations can only be described as having bad intentions in my book.

[u/intelw1zard → u/Crappy_bara]

especially when they are attacking healthcare and childrens hospitals and leaking PHI and affecting peoples lives IRL

[u/tdw21 → u/Crappy_bara]

That is definitely true

[u/sovietarmyfan → u/Crappy_bara]

He is young, his brain is still developing. He might be offered a chance to work for the CIA or something.

[u/ronb65]

kinda funny because his identity was known since March 2025 (!) long before krebs - https://www.kelacyber.com/blog/hellcat-hacking-group-unmasked-rey-and-pryx/

[u/C4STL3_IN_TH3_SKY → u/ronb65]

Why didn't anything happen for so long? Just no incentive until the defacement? Or?

[u/zunjae]

1) wtf is that title

2) I can’t read the article due to paywall :/

[u/Crappy_bara → u/zunjae]

If you want some more background you can read about how Brian Krebs identified him last year

[u/zunjae → u/Crappy_bara]

Fun read. Dude is stupid for leaking his old password

[u/Crappy_bara → u/zunjae]

And installing an infostealer on his own machine 😂

[u/QnsConcrete → u/zunjae]

Something wrong with the title?

[u/intelw1zard → u/zunjae]

1 - its the facts of what happened

https://x.com/vxdb/status/2106414924641804311

2 - find an alt source or just wait for the larger news orgs to pick it up :)

[u/zunjae → u/intelw1zard]

I’m just saying it’s a poorly written title

[u/intelw1zard → u/zunjae]

maybe if you dont know anything about what is going on perhaps but seems fine to me

[u/zunjae → u/intelw1zard]

I don’t think English is your first language, and that is fine. Thanks for sharing the link

[u/zunjae → u/[deleted]]

I don’t have trouble reading it. I just think it’s poorly written.

[u/PreferenceFlashy5484]

Took long enough

[u/intelw1zard → u/[deleted]]

Jordan has a king, aint no one voting or elected

[u/Capital-Rub269]

if his 16 when he start to learn hacking i dont think 16 years old can hack something like fbi a good hacker atleast he need 10 years to hack something like fbi and its gonna be hard

[u/Vanguardian_of_All → u/Capital-Rub269]

There are a lot of child prodigies in the field of hacking believe me

[u/Capital-Rub269 → u/Vanguardian_of_All]

yeah im 18 by my self i start when i was 15 i dont think some who start at 10 or 11 in 5 years or 6 can help in hacking something like fbi that has budget more that some nations