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Teens Accused in Global Ransom Hacking Scheme

Greek police identified an 18-year-old in Athens who allegedly served as developer for KillSec, a group authorities call criminal, in an international operation named KillSwitch.

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The Cybercrime Directorate has identified an 18-year-old foreigner in Athens, who allegedly played the role of a developer. The operation was carried out with the participation of authorities from 9 countries, under the coordination of Eurojust and with the support of Europol. The post 18-year-old arrested in Athens, member of the notorious international cybercriminal and hacker group KillSec appeared first on in.gr.

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The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate received information from the Authorities of Germany, Romania and the United States regarding the 18-year-old foreigner - His role and the findings in his home

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Electronic devices allegedly belonging to a Greek man aged just 18 and who is suspected of being the programmer of the international hacker group called “KillSec” are being investigated by Greek law enforcement authorities. According to Interpol, the group is behind 1,000 cyberattacks on companies, with at least half of them having been successful. The hackers stole sensitive information and data from companies and then blackmailed the victims…

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The genius student, accused of participating in the international hacker group “KillSec”, which has carried out hundreds of cyberattacks and extortion of companies around the world, lives in an apartment in Agios Panteleimonas. A Europol team traveled to Athens for the investigation carried out at his home by the Hellenic Police’s Cybercrime Unit. Police sources […] The post 18-year-old hacker, member of the international cyberattack group “Kill…

Greek authorities are now examining whether the 18-year-old - who has not yet been arrested - participated in the development of tools used by KillSec and whether he is linked to specific attacks.

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At the center of the international operation "KillSwitch" against the hacker group "KillSec" was an 18-year-old foreigner who lives in Athens and allegedly had a programmer role in the group. The Greek Police…More...

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Libre broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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