[Freak_NL]

The name ShinyHunters is currently quite well-known due to a number of high-profile hacks (Odido in the Netherlands this year was huge). Their brand has a significant value right now.

[jasonfarnon]

How does everyone know its ShinyHunters and not someone pretending? I imagine they have some mechanism to authenticate, I'm curious what it is.

[HDBaseT]

Because ShinyHunters published they hacked Canvas on their own website. They also redirected the canvas login pages to a ShinyHunters message, whilst this could be done by another group/person, its unlikely.

You can also validate PGP keys and TOX accounts, etc via their website.

[jasonfarnon]

OK, I didn't realize they had a stable website all this time. I guess it's all out there in the open with these groups.