16 days ago · Spain
Spanish police arrest 16-year old leader of hacker group in Europe-wide probe
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Spain. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 14:33 UTC. The headline in use is “Spanish police arrest 16-year old leader of hacker group in Europe-wide probe”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
BRUSSELS, Oct 1 - Spanish police said on Thursday they arrested a 16-year-old suspected to be the main operator of a hacker group called KillSec as part of a Europe-wide probe into around 1,000 ransomware attacks in two years.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Straits Times World
Spanish police arrest 16-year old leader of hacker group in Europe-wide probe
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- The Straits Times