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ShinyHunters chief phisherman gets 3 years, must cough up $5M

ID: 1e600a32-43e1-59cd-92e1-82a9bee11132

STIX ID: report--1e600a32-43e1-59cd-92e1-82a9bee11132

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-01-10

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Sebastien Raoult, a developer for the ShinyHunters cybercrime group, was extradited to the U.S., convicted and sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to forfeit $5M after operating phishing websites that harvested credentials; the group allegedly breached more than 60 companies, sold stolen data on dark web marketplaces, and generated millions in proceeds while affecting potentially hundreds of millions of individuals.

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