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Teen Suspect, 16, Identified as Alleged KillSec Ransomware Leader

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.

Europol-led operation shuts down KillSec ransomware gang, arrests three

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.