{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","title":"Teen suspected of running KillSec ransomware group as cops seize servers, arrest three","title_en":null,"outlets":9,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/teenager-suspected-of-leading-killsec-ransomware-group-as-law-744jbtug5t","count":9,"items":[{"id":"n_xg7dqzstjny5w6nygr5q","seq":1354837,"kind":"article","title":"KillSec: 16χρονος ο αρχηγός της ομάδας ransomware – Συνελήφθη στην Αθήνα 18χρονος προγραμματιστής, σχεδόν 1.000 κυβερνοεπιθέσεις","title_en":"KillSec: 16-year-old leader of ransomware group arrested in Athens, 18-year-old programmer, nearly 1,000 cyberattacks","url":"https://www.topontiki.gr/2026/10/02/killsec-16chronos-o-archigos-tis-omadas-ransomware-sinelifthi-stin-athina-18chronos-programmatistis-schedon-1-000-kivernoepithesis","summary":"Η Διεύθυνση Δίωξης Κυβερνοεγκλήματος της ΕΛ.ΑΣ. συμμετείχε στη διεθνή επιχείρηση «KillSwitch» για την αντιμετώπιση της ομάδας","published":"2026-10-02T13:26:09Z","seen":"2026-10-02T13:37:18Z","lang":"el","country":"GR","source":{"id":"kite-topontiki-gr-66ef27","name":"topontiki.gr","domain":"topontiki.gr"},"via":"kite-topontiki-gr-66ef27","topics":["ελλαδα","europol","ερευνα","κυβερνοεπιθεση","συλληψεις"],"authors":["Tο Ποντίκι Web"],"image":"https://www.topontiki.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kyvernoepithesi-776-new.jpg","story":"st_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.7699999809265137,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.550000011920929,"political":0.019999999552965164},{"id":"n_d4wrphdnhae724vhskda","seq":1335439,"kind":"article","title":"Teen suspected of running KillSec ransomware group as cops seize servers, arrest three","url":"https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/02/teen-suspected-of-running-killsec-ransomware-group-as-cops-seize-servers-arrest-three/5300784","summary":"Operation KillSwitch takes over leak site holding at least 110 TB of stolen data","published":"2026-10-02T11:43:35Z","seen":"2026-10-02T12:00:09Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"the-register-science","name":"The Register — science","domain":"theregister.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1363733","name":"The Register","type":"website","country":"GB","designations":["website"]}},"via":"the-register-science","topics":["space","science","cyber-crime"],"image":"https://image.theregister.com/?imageId=5300787&width=800","mentions":2,"story":"st_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.949999988079071,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8399999737739563,"political":0.019999999552965164},{"id":"n_rye5jplsfq3ne6fc4jla","seq":1331746,"kind":"article","title":"Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager","url":"https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/police-take-down-dangerous-killsec-ransomware-gang-and-find-out-its-being-run-by-a-teenager","published":"2026-10-02T11:39:19Z","seen":"2026-10-02T11:39:19Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"techradar.com","name":"techradar.com","domain":"techradar.com"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","politics","health","crime"],"authors":["Sead Fadilpa&scaron","i&#263"],"story":"st_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8700000047683716,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6299999952316284,"political":0.009999999776482582},{"id":"n_ywg4mbouz2up2ub2o7fq","seq":1224681,"kind":"article","title":"Alleged KillSec Ransomware Mastermind a 16-Year-Old","url":"https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/killsec-ransomware-mastermind-16-year-old","summary":"Law enforcement from multiple countries collaborated to disrupt a cybercrime operation that has claimed some 500 victims worldwide in the past two years.","published":"2026-10-01T21:37:50Z","seen":"2026-10-01T22:08:40Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-darkreading-com-6b8a37","name":"darkreading.com","domain":"darkreading.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q68931675","name":"Dark Reading","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["business","website"]}},"via":"kite-darkreading-com-6b8a37","topics":["cybersecurity"],"authors":["Jai Vijayan"],"image":"https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt6d90778a997de1cd/blte0fa3e38d4138a30/6abed0fa51ca57ceead99604/europol_PixelBiss_shutterstock_REVISED_FOR_16_BY_9.jpg?disable=upscale&quality=80&width=720","story":"st_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8799999952316284,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.699999988079071,"political":0.019999999552965164},{"id":"n_ev2popdzbxx3iutebyua","seq":1181966,"kind":"article","title":"Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers","url":"https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/police-arrest-16-year-old-suspected-of.html","summary":"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 police also took control of that site. 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Seizure notice (Source: Eurojust) According to Eurojust, KillSec has been active since 2024. The group got into organizations’ systems by exploiting poorly secured access, particularly access linked to cloud storage. “Once inside, the KillSec group stole data and copied it to their own infrastructure. They then threatened…","published":"2026-10-01T13:59:02Z","seen":"2026-10-01T15:29:36Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-helpnetsecurity-com-446aa2","name":"helpnetsecurity.com","domain":"helpnetsecurity.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q69033353","name":"Help Net Security","type":"website","country":"HR","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-helpnetsecurity-com-446aa2","topics":["cybersecurity","news","cybercrime","eurojust","europol","law enforcement","ransomware"],"authors":["Sinisa Markovic"],"story":"st_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.9599999785423279,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7599999904632568,"political":0.029999999329447746},{"id":"n_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","seq":1143796,"kind":"article","title":"Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group as law enforcement seizes servers and leak site","url":"https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/teenager-suspected-of-leading-killsec-ransomware-group-law-enforcement-seizes-servers-and-leak-site","summary":"On 30 September 2026, law enforcement took control of KillSec’s leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorised access. The cybercrime group used the site to threaten organisations with the publication of stolen files unless they paid a ransom.","published":"2026-10-01T13:21:01Z","seen":"2026-10-01T13:21:01Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-european-union-europa-eu-856a8a","name":"european-union.europa.eu","domain":"european-union.europa.eu","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q458","name":"European Union","type":"other","designations":["confederation","political economic union","regional organization","supranational union"]}},"via":"kite-european-union-europa-eu-856a8a","topics":["europe"],"story":"st_744jbtug5tf6x5wk77wq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.9599999785423279,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8899999856948853,"political":0.029999999329447746}]}