Police Arrest Teen KillSec Ransomware Leader

Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian in Alicante on September 30, suspected of leading the KillSec ransomware group. Raids across Spain, Greece, Romania and Britain seized five servers, five domains and the group's leak site, with two other arrests. KillSec launched about 1,000 attacks since 2024, roughly 500 successful, hitting healthcare, government and financial targets.