Police in Spain, Germany, Romania, the U.K., Greece, and the U.S. dismantled major parts of the KillSec operation and arrested a 16-year-old suspected of being its administrator and main operator. Investigators say KillSec stole data from hundreds of victims, extorted ransom payments, and used seized infrastructure, domains, and leak-site data to continue tracing the group’s members and finances. #KillSec #HamburgPolice #GuardiaCivil #MossosdEsquadra #Europol #DIICOT
Keypoints
- Police arrested a 16-year-old suspected of running KillSec.
- Authorities seized the group’s leak site and secured 110 terabytes of data.
- Eight searches were carried out across Spain, Greece, the U.K., and Romania.
- Investigators linked KillSec to more than 280 victims and about 1,000 suspected attacks.
- The group used stolen credentials, cloud vulnerabilities, and AI to support extortion operations.
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