Spanish police arrest 16-year old leader of hacker group in Europe-wide probe
Europol said the gang carried out about 1,000 ransomware attacks in two years and obtained substantial ransom payments.
- On Oct 1, Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian national in Alicante suspected of being the administrator of KillSec, as part of a Europe-wide investigation into around 1,000 ransomware attacks.
- KillSec "exploited software vulnerabilities and poorly secured access points, particularly to cloud storage" to copy sensitive data, then threatened organizations with publication unless they paid ransom.
- Raids across Spain, Greece, Romania, and Britain yielded evidence and assets. Police arrested two additional suspects in their twenties, one in Britain and one in Romania.
- "The group obtained substantial ransom payments," a statement said. Puerto Rico filed an extradition request for the suspect arrested in Britain.
- Europol continues investigating the Europe-wide scope of the attacks while a fourth suspect—a developer who turned 18 in August—remains identified but not arrested.
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A 16-year-old was arrested this Wednesday in Alicante, Spain, during an international operation involving the FBI and Europol. He is suspected of leading "KillSec", a group of hackers who have...
European and US law enforcement agencies have taken control of the servers and website of the cybercrime group KillSec, which investigators have linked to around 1,000 alleged attacks around the world, in an international operation called KillSwitch. The group is alleged to have exploited vulnerabilities and poorly secured access to steal sensitive data from companies and organizations, then demanded ransom from victims by threatening to publish…
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In the course of a globally coordinated action, the police managed to break up a cybercrime group and arrest three suspects, including a 16-year-old, who are charged with hundreds of attacks.
In a complex security operation, Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old suspected of running a ransomware group known as KillSec, which is accused of stealing data from organizations and extorting money from them. The article "Spanish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspect in KillSec Group" first appeared on Battery Robotics.
Authorities seize KillSec extortion group infrastructure, arrest 3 alleged members
Global law enforcement authorities dismantled the KillSec ransomware group in Operation KillSwitch, arresting three key members—including its alleged 16-year-old leader—for targeting roughly 500 organizations.
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