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Suspected ShinyHunter Pepijn van der S. Has Already Made Two Mistakes
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Dutch police suspect 24-year-old Pepijn van der S. of involvement with the international hacktivist group ShinyHunters, leading to his detention in Rotterdam for at least ninety days. This marks his second arrest for serious cybercrime, following a previous conviction and subsequent employment by Neo Security founder Benjamin Korper, who expressed that their trust was severely damaged. Van der S., who previously participated in a police rehabilitation program after hacking his high school, is also suspected of attempting to solicit two murders. While ShinyHunters denies any connection to him, the Public Prosecution Service had previously sought a six-year sentence against him for extortion and data trafficking.
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