Teens Accused in Global Ransom Hacking Scheme

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The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate received information from the Authorities of Germany, Romania and the United States regarding the 18-year-old foreigner - His role and the findings in his home

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Electronic devices allegedly belonging to a Greek man aged just 18 and who is suspected of being the programmer of the international hacker group called “KillSec” are being investigated by Greek law enforcement authorities. According to Interpol, the group is behind 1,000 cyberattacks on companies, with at least half of them having been successful. The hackers stole sensitive information and data from companies and then blackmailed the victims…

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An 18-year-old foreigner who was identified and arrested in Athens, as part of a large international operation to dismantle the group, allegedly played the role of a programmer in the ransomware group "KillSec", which the Greek authorities describe as a criminal organization.