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A Canadian cybersecurity executive who specializes in negotiating with ransomware hackers has reportedly been arrested on federal charges in Pennsylvania.
Edward Dubrovsky, 54, was arrested Thursday in the Philadelphia area, according to federal court documents cited by Reuters. The arrests come as the FBI investigates ShinyHunters, a hacking group that recently claimed to have stolen information on nearly all FBI employees. Authorities have not publicly confirmed whether Dubrovsky’s arrest is related to the investigation.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on September 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/Getty Images)
FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Friday in a post on X that the agent has arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, a group believed to be responsible for a recent incident involving the FBI jobs site.
“Our agents in the field have arrested another suspected co-conspirator from the ShinyHunters group – a group believed to be responsible for the recent FBIjobs.gov incident, which occurred on a platform managed by a third-party vendor,” Patel wrote.
Patel said the arrests are the latest involving the network in days as the FBI works to dismantle the group and pursue additional leads. He did not identify the arrested suspect by name, and authorities have not publicly confirmed that Dubrovsky is the individual referred to in the statement.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2023. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Federal court records filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania list charges involving conspiracy to threaten confidential information to sell money and disrupt commerce, Reuters reported.
The specific actions underlying the federal charges remain unclear because the criminal case in the Eastern District of Texas is sealed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2023. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/Getty Images)
A federal court order issued Monday in Pennsylvania indicates that prosecutors have requested the defendant’s detention and a judge ordered him to await a detention hearing in the Eastern District of Texas.
A separate order issued Friday directed the US Marshals Service to transport the accused to Texas for further processing.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ online inmate locator, Dubrovsky is listed as being held at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia. His release date is listed as unknown.
Dubrovsky’s professional background includes negotiating with cyber criminals over ransom demands, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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His profile identifies him as affiliated with CyberSteward, a cybersecurity company that advertises services involving negotiation with threat actors, cyber extortion and settlement facilitation.
Reuters contributed to this report.