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Spain Arrests Teen Suspected of Running KillSec Ransomware

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Spain Arrests Teen Suspected of Running KillSec Ransomware

Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old suspected of operating the KillSec ransomware group and seized its servers and leak site. U.S. prosecutors simultaneously charged a Dutch national with assisting the group in extorting victims, including a Puerto Rico company.

Why it matters: Ransomware operators and their support networks face law enforcement action; organizations should review incident response plans and check whether they were targeted by KillSec.

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