The alleged murder-for-hire plot is part of the ShinyHunters case

Assessment

Dutch police stated that the investigation into material found on the suspect's laptop — concerning two murders 'that should be committed abroad' — is 'separate from the investigation into ShinyHunters.' The two lines of inquiry are connected only in that both surfaced on the same device; the authorities explicitly did not link the alleged murder plot to the hacking group. The connection is an artifact of headline framing that juxtaposes 'ShinyHunters' with 'planning two murders' in a single phrase; the underlying reporting (including TechCrunch's own article) makes clear the police treat them as separate matters. A reader who takes the two as one accusation is asserting a link the investigators declined to draw.