Security News > 2023 > April > Spain's most dangerous and elusive hacker now in police custody
The police in Spain have arrested José Luis Huertas, a 19-year-old regarded as the most dangerous hackers in the country.
A police investigation started in November 2022 eventually lead to the identification and arrest of the young hacker, who has been described as "a serious threat to national security."
The hacker grew bolder with each attack, to the point that in an interview on YouTube he claimed to have access to information of roughly 90% of all Spanish citizens.
Policia Nacional says that following a complex investigation, specialists in the cyber threat investigation of the General Information Police Station were able to identify the individual responsible for the attacks, a 19-year-old man with a long history in the world of cybercrime.
According to details in local media, the Spanish police were able to track the young hacker by following the money trail for the hosting services of the "Eye of Horus" server.
Huertas will remain in custody until the date of his trial, as the investigators consider there's an enormous risk that he will escape, destroy evidence, and continue to commit crimes of similar nature.