International law enforcement agencies coordinated an operation to dismantle a ransomware group known as KillSec, which is linked to roughly 500 victims worldwide over the past two years. Investigators have identified the suspected mastermind behind the operation as a 16-year-old.
darkreading.com
· 2026-10-01
An international law enforcement operation named Operation KillSwitch seized KillSec's dark web leak site and five servers, including its main infrastructure and data-storage systems. German authorities led the investigation into roughly 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide, resulting in three provisional arrests and eight property searches across Greece, Romania, Spain and the UK, with a 16-year-old identified as the group's suspected administrator.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-01