"The man actually wanted to vacation in Japan, but instead of sushi, there is now cheese bread in a German correctional facility." The state criminal police have "arrested one of the leading minds," said NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) on Wednesday in Düsseldorf. #Qilin #Hackergruppe #Ransomware (translated)
A suspected member of the Russian hacker group Qilin was arrested in North Rhine-Westphalia and extradited to Germany after investigators infiltrated the group and monitored it for months. #Qilin #Hackergruppe #Ransomware (translated)
Europol has shut down the hacker group KillSec, led by a 16-year-old boy, responsible for ransomware attacks and cyber extortion globally, thanks to an international operation involving ten countries. #ransomware #criminalitàinformaticainternazionale #Cybersecurity (translated)
"After the 'Operation Medusa' against sexualized violence against sedated persons, the international strike against the group 'KillSec' is already the second international operation within a few months in which the Hamburg LKA has been significantly involved," said Hamburg's Interior Senator Andy Grote (SPD). #Internetkriminalität #Ransomware #Cybercrime (translated)
A 16-year-old teenager is accused of playing a key role in an internationally operating ransomware group that extorted ransom money with stolen data, with the Hamburg police leading the investigations. #Internetkriminalität #Ransomware #Cybercrime (translated)
The authorities have dismantled in Spain the ransomware group KillSec, led by a 16-year-old teenager, as part of Operation KillSwitch, which has resulted in the arrest of several suspects and the seizure of data and devices linked to their cyberattacks. #Ciberseguridad #Ransomware #Ciberdelincuencia (translated)
In an international police operation against a ransomware group, three suspects were arrested in Europe, including a 16-year-old main operator, and several locations were searched, with servers and data being seized. #Ransomware #Cybercrime #Polizei (translated)
A 16-year-old Romanian teenager, considered the mastermind of the hacker group KillSec, has been arrested by Europol in Spain, accused of orchestrating around 1,000 cyberattacks globally in the last two years. #hackeri #KillSec #ransomware (translated)
The police have arrested a 16-year-old in the international operation KillSwitch, who organized around 1000 cyber attacks worldwide, took over key servers, and seized 110 terabytes of stolen data. #ransomware #Darkweb (translated)
The UCO has arrested a 16-year-old Romanian in Alicante, alleged leader of KillSec, a group responsible for more than a thousand cyberattacks worldwide. #Cibercrimen #KillSec #Ransomware (translated)
A sixteen-year-old was leading the cyber-criminal group KillSec, which carried out hundreds of attacks worldwide, and in an international operation, three people were arrested and 110 terabytes of data were seized. #kibernetičkokriminal #ransomware #Europol (translated)
Italian companies are increasingly in the crosshairs of ransomware attacks, with 49.5% having suffered an attack in the past year and 87% of victims choosing to pay the ransom, highlighting a growing vulnerability linked to the management of artificial intelligence. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #Cybersecurity #Ransomware (translated)
In een recent interview pleit Anja Shortland, hoogleraar politieke economie, ervoor om slachtoffers van ransomware niet te beschouwen als goedgelovig, aangezien cyberaanvallen, vaak gestart met een enkele phishing-e-mail, iedereen kunnen overkomen in een tijd waarin kunstmatige intelligentie de aanvalstechnieken verfijnt. #Ransomware #Cybersecurity #Phishing
Staffan Truvé, medgrundare och teknisk chef på Recorded Future, varnar för att ett AI-drivet ransomwareangrepp kan lamslå det globala banksystemet trots att bankerna är ledande inom cybersäkerhet. #cybersäkerhet #AI #banker
Afpersingshoogleraar Anja Shortland waarschuwt dat overheden kwetsbaarder zijn voor cybercrime dan bedrijven, terwijl digitale gijzeling steeds gebruikelijker en omvangrijker wordt. #cybersecurity #gijzelsoftware #ransomware
Boodschappendienst Flink is slachtoffer geworden van een digitale gijzeling, waarbij hackers gevoelige gegevens van klanten en medewerkers hebben gestolen en zowel het bedrijf als individuele slachtoffers onder druk zetten om losgeld te betalen. #Flink #Ransomware #Cybersecurity
Il ransomware continua a rappresentare il tipo di attacco informatico con il maggiore impatto a breve termine nell'UE, influenzato da tensioni geopolitiche e da una predominanza di attacchi DDoS, secondo il rapporto dell'Enisa sul panorama delle minacce in Europa per il 2026. #ransomware #cybersecurity #minacceinformatiche
Ransomware v Česku se stále častěji zaměřuje nejen na firmy, ale i na veřejné instituce, nemocnice a kulturní zařízení, což podle expertů představuje vážnou hrozbu pro kritickou infrastrukturu a veřejné služby. #ransomware #kybernetickábezpečnost #kritickáinfrastruktura
Eine neue Android-Schadsoftware namens Mantax Otax verbindet Ransomware mit umfangreichen Spionage- und Fernsteuerungsfunktionen. Die Malware kann Dateien verschlüsseln, Informationen abgreifen und Betroffene gezielt einschüchtern oder belästigen. https://t.co/5RqJ4kvxYr #Malware #Ransomware #CyberSecurity #DE
Der Hackerangriff auf die Berliner Verwaltung könnte laut US-Cybersicherheitsexperte Max Kilger weitreichendere Folgen haben, da möglicherweise auch andere deutsche Behörden betroffen sind und gestohlene Zugangsdaten für weitere Angriffe genutzt werden könnten. #Hackerangriff #Cybersicherheit #Ransomware
