Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Gang Allegedly Led by 16-Year-Old
Authorities say KillSec carried out about 1,000 ransomware attacks in two years and extorted victims by threatening to publish stolen data.
- 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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The Alleged Administrator of the KillSec Hacker Group, a 16-Year-Old Romanian, Was Arrested in Spain
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After a lengthy investigation, police have arrested a 16-year-old minor linked to KillSec.
A 16-year-old has been handcuffed by Spanish police who are believed to be the main administrator of a hacking group called KillSec. The arrest of the Romanian national was part of a Europe-wide investigation into around 1,000 ransomware attacks over a two-year period. A spokeswoman for Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, said the 16-year-old was suspected of being the “administrator” of KillSec. Arrests in three other countrie…
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