# Spanish police arrest 16-year-old suspected KillSec leader in Europe-wide probe

https://mins.news/en/item/82125

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 15:50 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/spanish-police-arrest-16-year-old-leader-hacker-group-europe-wide-probe-2026-10-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abe81387ce48c0001626de6

> Spanish police said on Thursday they had arrested a 16-year-old suspected of being KillSec’s main operator. The arrest came during a Europe-wide investigation into roughly 1,000 ransomware attacks linked to the hacker group over two years.

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