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KillSec ransomware: leak site and servers seized, three arrests including a 16-year-old
Hamburg police and prosecutors led the operation; on 30 Sep a 16-year-old (suspected administrator) was arrested in Alicante, Spain, plus a 24-year-old in...
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What happened
- Hamburg police and prosecutors led the operation; on 30 Sep a 16-year-old (suspected administrator) was arrested in Alicante, Spain, plus a 24-year-old in Romania and a man in his 20s in the UK (provisional). Five servers and five domains seized, 110+ TB secured. About 1,000 suspected attacks, about 500 successful; Spanish police say 280+ victims. FBI San Juan participated.
- Technique: n/a (takedown).
- Attribution: law enforcement; allegations unproven.
Sources
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/police-arrest-16-year-old-suspected-of.html
- https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/02/teen-suspected-of-running-killsec-ransomware-group-as-cops-seize-servers-arrest-three/5300784
- https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/teenager-suspected-of-leading-killsec-ransomware-group-law-enforcement-seizes-servers-and-leak-site
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