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#4 The Hacker News general October 01, 2026 at 16:55 UTC

Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old suspected of running the KillSec ransomware-as-a-service group, which claimed approximately 500 victims globally in under two years. The September 30 operation also seized KillSec's leak site and servers, with authorities recovering at least 110 terabytes of stolen victim data.

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