Cyber Intelligence

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

Medium Severity Europe Spain
Date Occurred Oct 01, 2026 16:55 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source TheHackerNews
Recorded Oct 01, 2026
Full Description

Police in Spain have arrested a 16-year-old whom investigators suspect of running the KillSec ransomware group. KillSec is accused of stealing data from organizations and threatening to publish it on

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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/police-arrest-16-year-old-suspected-of.html
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Spain flag Spain
Region Europe
Capital Madrid
Population 6,497,124
GDP / Capita $22000.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #36023
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Europe
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Oct 01, 2026
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