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Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager
Operation KillSwitch dismantled KillSec, seizing infrastructure, cryptocurrency, and 110TB dataInvestigation identified core members; several arrests made, including key operators
Police Target KillSec Ransomware Group with Arrests and Seizures
Law enforcers have struck at a prolific ransomware group thought to be responsible for hundreds of cyber-attacks, arresting its 16-year-old suspected ringleader. KillSec has been in operation since
Spanish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Accused of Running KillSec Ransomware Group
In brief Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian national in Alicante, suspected of being KillSec's administrator and main operator.A Dutch national living in the UK has been
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Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers
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 its leak site unless they paid. The 16-year-old was one of 3 people arrested on September 30, when
Alleged KillSec Ransomware Mastermind a 16-Year-Old
Law enforcement from multiple countries collaborated to disrupt a cybercrime operation that has claimed some 500 victims worldwide in the past two years.
Operation KillSwitch: Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Group
Operation KillSwitch: Europol says the KillSec ransomware group, allegedly led by a 16-year-old, was dismantled after attacks on about 1,000 victims. Law enforcement seized control of KillSec ‘s dark web leak site, the Tor website the group used to threaten v
Europol: Leader of 'KillSec' Ransomware Group Is a 16-Year-Old
Investigators allege that at least two teens are behind the KillSec gang, which conducted ransomware attacks and threatened to leak the stolen information unless victims paid up. Police in Europe allege that a 16-year-old is the leader of a ransomware group c
Ransomware Data Theft Surged 275% in 2026: Schools, Hospitals, and Government Agencies Had Some of the Largest Claims
Data exfiltrated by leading ransomware groups jumped 275.8% year over year to 896.2 terabytes, according to the Zscaler ThreatLabz 2026 Ransomware Report. That is more than seven times the volume recorded during the 2023–2024 reporting period. As organization
Police Shut Down KillSec Ransomware, Identify Alleged Teen Leader
Police took control of KillSec’s leak site and secured at least 110 terabytes of data stolen from victims.
From Access to Exfiltration: What Defenders Need to Know
For years, ransomware coverage has tended to focus on two numbers: How many victims were hit and how much they paid. The ThreatLabz 2026 Ransomware Report points to a more consequential shift happening beneath the usual headlines. Attackers aren’t just hittin
16-year-old suspected leader of KillSec ransomware group arrested
A 16-year-old is suspected of being the main operator of KillSec, a ransomware group that Eurojust says is responsible for almost 1,000 attacks worldwide. Seizure notice (Source: Eurojust) According to Eurojust, KillSec has been active since 2024. The group g