Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager
Some people have been arrested, but not the leader, apparently
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Operation KillSwitch dismantled KillSec, seizing infrastructure, cryptocurrency, and 110TB data
Investigation identified core members; several arrests made, including key operators
KillSec claimed 1,000 attacks, targeting healthcare, finance, government, and SMBs
The infamous ransomware group KillSec is no more after Europol, together with multiple national law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity companies, seized the group’s infrastructure and data, made a few arrests, and even identified the group’s leader.
On September 30, law enforcement kicked off Operation KillSwitch. It was led by German…
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