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The team behind Blackbird Kitchen is opening a space-themed restaurant concept inside Woodland’s Backyard, the sports and recreation bar on Grandview Avenue, just south of Dublin Road.

A 17-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday night in a head-on crash on State Route 4 in Union County.

Since launching a fast-tracked pardon program nearly seven years ago, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed more than 300 pardons for people convicted of low-level offenses. 

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity.

The New York Times reported today that the FBI has arrested a Canadian man in Pennsylvania on suspicion of assisting ShinyHunters. The Times story did not identify the man, nor did a statement on Twitter/X about the arrest from FBI Director Kash Patel.

One source close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity the Canadian person arrested this week was visiting Pennsylvania for a cyber insurance conference, and that the suspect’s company specialized in handling ransomware negotiations with cybercrime groups. Another shared that control over the ShinyHunters investigation has been centralized at an FBI field office in Texas.

An online search reveals the Cyber Risk Summit was held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel between Oct. 5 and Oct. 7. The conference had several sponsors, but according to the summit’s website its biggest sponsor was a Canadian security company called Cypfer.

According to LinkedIn, Cypher was co-founded by a Canadian man named Edward Dubrovsky, who is now associated with another Canadian security firm called CyberSteward. In a post to LinkedIn approximately one month ago, Dubrovsky said he had plans to attend the Cyber Risk Summit with the rest of the CyberSteward team.

Edward Dubrovsky’s LinkedIn profile.

“Looking forward to continuing conversations around strategy & compliant driven coercive (ransomware, extortion) advisory, negotiations and settlement services that are global and truly agnostic,” Dubrovsky wrote.

Federal court records show that on October 8, an Edward Dobrovsky (note the slight misspelling of the last name) was arrested in Pennsylvania on cyber extortion and conspiracy charges. Several of those documents — including the core complaint — are now sealed. But a handful of them were indexed at Courtlistener.com, including a summary of the complaint, which charges the defendant with “conspiracy to threaten to impair the confidentiality of information with the intent to extort money,” and “interference with commerce by threats.”

Image: Courtlistener.com

The inmate locator at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons website reports that a 54-year-old Edward Dubrovsky is currently being held at a federal facility in Philadelphia. But the court records indexed by CourtListener include a notice filed on October 9 that moved the case to the Eastern District of Texas, which sources say is now the epicenter of the FBI’s ShinyHunters investigation. The FBI declined to comment for this story.

Dubrovsky’s LinkedIn profile states he is the author of Cyber Extortion Strategic Response, a 252-page book that promises to “take readers beyond the ransom note and into the decisions that determine how an organization responds, recovers, and protects what matters.”

Edward Dubrovsky’s book, which centers on the intricacies of ransomware negotiations.

“At the heart of the book is a critical distinction: communicating with a criminal is not the same as negotiating a payment, and negotiating is not a commitment to pay,” reads an excerpt from the book’s listing on Amazon. “Engagement can serve other objectives, including testing claims, gathering information, creating time, and preserving options while the organization evaluates its next move.”

Mr. Dubrovsky could not be immediately reached for comment. KrebsOnSecurity also sought comment from the other co-founder of CyberSteward, and will update this post in the event they respond. The available court records in Dubrovsky’s case show that he does not currently have an attorney and has yet to be appointed a public defender by the courts.

ShinyHunters typically uses phishing and stolen credentials to siphon data from corporate accounts at software-as-a-service companies, and then threatens to publish the stolen data online unless a ransom demand is paid. According to the FBI, the group has extorted more than $70 million from victims so far this year.

Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity the FBI has been poring over devices that were seized last month when the Dutch police arrested the convicted cybercriminal Pepijn van der Stap in connection with the ShinyHunters investigation, and that charges against principals at other companies that specialize in ransomware negotiation may be forthcoming.

Immediately after Van der Stap’s arrest, another member of ShinyHunters named “Rey” assumed control over the group and began taunting the FBI over data the group stole from the agency’s online recruitment portal, which included each’s person’s unit and specialization, as well as medical and psychiatric records.

Last week, Reuters reported that Rey — identified as a teenager named Saif Al-din Khader — had been detained and was cooperating with FBI investigators. On October 7, we detailed how Rey was apprehended as he allegedly sought to extort a navigation and digital aviation unit that was divested by Boeing in late 2025.

This is likely to be a fast-moving story. Updates will be noted along with timestamps.

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Health officials are investigating a possible measles exposure at a restaurant in Powell after a person who visited the business was diagnosed with the virus. The Delaware Public Health District says the possible exposure happened at Kraft House No. 5, located at 5 South Liberty Street, on Sunday, Oct. 4, between [...]

While the state itself does not list elected officials by race, members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) and the OLBC Foundation say voters have long expressed an interest in knowing how many people who look like them are serving in the halls of government. 

The grand marshal for Ohio State University's 2026 homecoming celebration is a cow named Maudine, an ode to OSU homecoming history from 1926.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As nuclear power production returns to central Ohio, the Ohio State University is making sure the state has the workforce to keep it running. “We are geographically filling a need,” said Ohio State Professor Rob Siston, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The university announced plans for the state’s first undergraduate nuclear engineering [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It is National Digital Inclusion Week at COSI. And Friday, students from around the city had the chance to participate in the “A.I. Youth Summit” hosted by the National Center for Urban Solutions (NCUS). Dr. Tracey Sigers, Director of A.I. and Digital Skills for NCUS TEC noted that the event [...]

President Donald Trump called Friday for Columbus to put its namesake statue back on display, more than six years after the city removed it from outside City Hall.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With three weeks left in the regular season, some schools are looking to inch closer to undefeated seasons while others are hoping to stay in playoff contention. In Football Friday Nite's "Game of the Week," St. Charles puts its undefeated record on the line on the road against R.J. Day and [...]

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium named its newborn female silvered leaf langur Dolly in honor of the late music icon Dolly Parton.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A suspect police say was tracked to Logan, Ohio, after allegedly fatally stabbing a man in Columbus appeared before a judge on a murder charge. According to court documents, Jacob Iams, wanted in the death of Brandon Parsons, received a massive bond during an arraignment hearing in Columbus Friday morning. Iams [...]

Lynd Fruit Farm, a central Ohio family-owned apple orchard, has purchased a 74-acre site in Licking County. 

Walkers, runners and cyclists will need to plan around two temporary closures on the Olentangy Trail this month as the city of Columbus repairs aging pavement.

Central Ohio restaurant chain Yogi’s Bar and Grill will soon open in northeast Columbus near Gahanna and New Albany. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In the middle of a grueling schedule, Ohio State may get a bit of a reprieve Saturday when it plays Maryland at Ohio Stadium with a 4:15 p.m. kickoff. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes, coming off a statement win on the road at Iowa, will take on a Terrapins squad that has struggled [...]

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will close our headquarters at 12 PM Eastern time on Friday, October 9, 2026, for a staff event.

The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to visitors from 8 AM to 12 PM EDT. Members are reminded that many transactions may be completed on our website at www.arrl.org. 

There won’t be any interruptions to the W1AW bulletin ...

Don Corsmeier, founder of the Columbus nonprofit Lost Pet Recovery, is warning pet owners about scammers who impersonate his organization to steal money from those seeking help finding missing animals.

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