Between Two Nerds: The FBI and ShinyHunters are the same

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq examine how ShinyHunters and the FBI both deceived themselves into believing they were immune to cyber threats.

This episode is also available on YouTube (youtu.be/oKSnzUKPNAE).

Show notes

• Krebs On Security (krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/dutch-police-arres…)

• FBI Director Kash Patel on ShinyHunters (x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2105322564247503190)

• Brett Leatherman, the FBI Assistant Director for Cyber on ShinyHunters (youtube.com/watch?v=bxLNRd7WvzU)

• Hacker's Manifesto, 1986 (phrack.org/issues/7/hackers-manifesto)

• FBI and Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance (news.risky.biz/why-iran-is-a-scaredy-cat-cyber…)

• FBI padding the top 10 list arrest numbers (ms.now/news/fbi-insiders-kash-patel-is-padding…)