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Spain Extradites 94 Taiwanese to China on Phone Scam Charges
2019-06-07 13:19

Spain has extradited 94 Taiwanese to China to face telephone and online fraud charges, drawing protest from Taiwan's government. The suspects arrived Friday morning at Beijing airport on a...

Bank of Spain Hit by DDoS Attack
2018-08-28 12:48

Website of Spain's Central Bank Was Temporarily OfflineSpain's central bank says its website was intermittently offline as it struggled to repel a distributed denial-of-service attack. The...

Anonymous Hackers Target Spain Sites in Catalonia Protest
2018-08-20 18:25

Hackers from the Anonymous collective claimed responsibility for bringing down government websites in Spain on Monday in a protest against Madrid's efforts to block Catalonia's separatist drive. read more

Police Bust Suspected Fraudsters in Romania and Spain
2018-05-23 17:18

Crime Ring Allegedly Sold Counterfeit Products and Services via Amazon, AirbnbFollowing 33 arrests, police in Europe say they have dismantled a Romanian-led crime gang that used phishing attacks,...

Spain Busts Alleged Kingpin Behind Prolific Malware
2018-03-27 16:33

$1 Billion in Losses Tied to Gang Wielding Carbanak and Cobalt MalwareThe alleged leader of a cybercrime gang tied to more than $1 billion in losses has been arrested in Alicante, Spain....

Leader of Hacking Group Who Stole $1 Billion From Banks Arrested In Spain
2018-03-26 20:03

Spanish Police has arrested the alleged leader of an organised Russian cybercrime gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks, which stole over a billion euros from banks worldwide since...

Ukrainian Suspected of Leading Carbanak Gang Arrested in Spain
2018-03-26 18:30

A Ukrainian national suspected of being the leader of a gang that used Carbanak malware to steal a significant amount of money from banks worldwide has been arrested in Spain, Europol and the...

Gang leader behind malware attacks targeting 100 financial institutions arrested in Spain
2018-03-26 16:42

The leader of the crime gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks targeting over a 100 financial institutions worldwide has been arrested in Alicante, Spain, after a complex...

Facebook slapped with $1.43 million fine for violating users' privacy in Spain
2017-09-11 10:41

Facebook is once again in trouble regarding its users' privacy. The social media giant has recently been heavily fined once again for a series of privacy violations in Spain. Recently, Google also...