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Feds Target Ransomware Negotiators Tied to ShinyHunters Extortion Ring

The ShinyHunters account claimed that many companies would have paid up if not for Coveware's misleading advice, revealing a complex web of ransomware negotiations. A breakthrough in the case came when Dutch authorities arrested Pepijn van der Stap and uncovered incriminating Signal messages that linked him to ransomware negotiators in Canada and the US.