Teen suspected of running KillSec ransomware group as cops seize servers, arrest three
The German-led Operation KillSwitch replaced the crew's leak site with a police seizure notice.The available information is incredibly fragmented. Europol said the 16-year-old was "the group's suspected main operator," but did not explicitly say this person was arrested. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Spanish police announced the arrest of a "minor," a Romanian national residing in Spain, but did not publicly link this arrest to the 16-year-old mentioned by Europol.
- ▪The German-led Operation KillSwitch replaced the crew's leak site with a police seizure notice.The available information is incredibly fragmented.
- ▪Europol said the 16-year-old was "the group's suspected main operator," but did not explicitly say this person was arrested.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Spanish police announced the arrest of a "minor," a Romanian national residing in Spain, but did not publicly link this arrest to the 16-year
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); cyber-crime Teen suspected of running KillSec ransomware group as cops seize servers, arrest three Operation KillSwitch takes over leak site holding at least 110 TB of stolen data Connor Jones Connor Jones Cybersecurity reporter Published fri 2 Oct 2026 // 12:43 UTC READ MORE Met Police suspends use of phone-hacking software over Russian links 2 hours ago UK rail cops' £320K face-scanning spree nets zero matches 2 days ago FBI to ShinyHunters: 'We know how to find you' 2 days ago Dutch…
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