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Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
2025-02-10 20:01

Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. [...]

Suspected NATO, UN, US Army hacker arrested in Spain
2025-02-06 11:14

The Spanish National Police has arrested a hacker suspected of having breached national and international agencies (including the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization and...

Spain arrests suspected hacker of US and Spanish military agencies
2025-02-05 15:37

The Spanish police have arrested a suspected hacker in Alicante for allegedly conducting 40 cyberattacks targeting critical public and private organizations, including the Guardia Civil, the...

Spain busts voice phishing ring for defrauding 10,000 bank customers
2024-12-12 16:44

The Spanish police, working with colleagues in Peru, conducted a simultaneous crackdown on a large-scale voice phishing (vishing) scam ring in the two countries, arresting 83 individuals. [...]

Spain arrests three for using DDoSia hacktivist platform
2024-07-22 13:18

The Spanish authorities have arrested three individuals for using DDoSia, a distributed denial of service platform operated by pro-Russian hacktivists, to conduct DDoS attacks against governments...

APT41 Infiltrates Networks in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and the U.K.
2024-07-19 07:24

"APT41 successfully infiltrated and maintained prolonged, unauthorized access to numerous victims' networks since 2023, enabling them to extract sensitive data over an extended period," Google-owned Mandiant said in a new report published Thursday. Attack chains involve the use of web shells, custom droppers, and publicly available tools to achieve persistence, deliver additional payloads, and exfiltrate data of interest.

Alleged Scattered Spider sim-swapper arrested in Spain
2024-06-17 14:16

A 22-year-old British national allegedly linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group and responsible for attacks on 45 U.S. companies has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Though the authorities have not yet shared details about the threat group the suspect is associated with, VX-Underground alleges without substantiating that he is "Tyler," a SIM swapping specialist from the notorious Scattered Spider group.

U.K. Hacker Linked to Notorious Scattered Spider Group Arrested in Spain
2024-06-16 04:31

Law enforcement authorities have allegedly arrested a key member of the notorious cybercrime group called Scattered Spider. The individual, a 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom, was arrested...

Orange Spain Faces BGP Traffic Hijack After RIPE Account Hacked by Malware
2024-01-05 10:01

Mobile network operator Orange Spain suffered an internet outage for several hours on January 3 after a threat actor used administrator credentials captured by means of stealer malware to hijack...

Infostealer malware, weak password leaves Orange Spain RIPE for plucking
2024-01-04 13:15

A weak password exposed by infostealer malware is being blamed after a massive outage at Orange Spain disrupted around half of its network's traffic. The malware had infected the account of an Orange Spain employee.