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Spain
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Alcasec Hacker, aka “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” Arrested
Alcasec boasted about his hacks in a YouTube podcast.
April 10, 2023
Police Dismantle SIM Swapping Gang in Spain
Spanish Police confirmed that the SIM Swapping gang also used dark web forums to illegally obtain ID and credit card numbers through cryptocurrency purchases.
December 7, 2022
Spain Nabs Two For Allegedly Hacking Radiation Alert System
Spanish police have confirmed arresting two nuclear power employees suspected of hacking Spain’s radioactivity alert network (RAR) operated by the…
August 2, 2022
Europol nabs 106 criminals involved in SIM swapping, money laundering
Europol said that the suspects carried out a number of cybercrimes included phishing, SIM Swapping, and BEC (business email compromise.)
September 20, 2021
John McAfee has Died in Spanish Prison, Reports
Reportedly, John McAfee has died of suicide hours after the Spanish High Court authorized his extradition to the…
June 23, 2021
8Belts exposes personal data of 100,000 e-learners globally
8Belts database was hosted on a misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket.
June 2, 2020
Notorious dark web child abuser arrested after int’l operation
Authorities have arrested a dark web child abuser known for uploading highly graphic content on several marketplaces and online forums.
April 22, 2020
Spain’s biggest two go down in massive ransomware attacks
Earlier this week, two of Spain's largest companies were compromised by ransomware including countries biggest Cadana SER radio station.
November 6, 2019
DDoS attack from Anonymous Catalonia cripples Bank of Spain website
The official website of Banco de España (Bank of Spain), which is the central bank of the country,…
August 31, 2018
Millions of Telefonica customers’ data exposed after security breach
Telefonica, a telecom operator based in Spain, has become a victim of a security breach after hackers managed…
July 17, 2018