Security News > 2023 > December > Kelvin Security hacking group leader arrested in Spain
The Spanish police have arrested one of the alleged leaders of the 'Kelvin Security' hacking group, which is believed to be responsible for 300 cyberattacks against organizations in 90 countries since 2020.
News of the arrest of a leader of the financial component of the group was posted to the Spanish National Police's Telegram channel Sunday morning, stating that the threat actors are linked to attacks on government institutions across Spain, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Chile, Japan, and the United States.
Kelvin Security is a hacking group believed to have been active since 2013, leveraging vulnerabilities in public-facing systems to obtain valid user credentials and steal confidential data from breached systems.
In both cases, Kelvin Security attempted to sell the data they had obtained from the victimized companies on hacker forums.
More recently, in April 2023, cybersecurity firm Cyfirma reported discovering links between Kelvin Security and ARES, a newly-emerged cybercrime platform dedicated to selling databases stolen from state organizations.
According to the document, the police arrested one of Kelvin Security's leaders, a Venezuelan national, in Alicante on December 7, 2023.