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Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group as law enforcement seizes servers and leak site

Reported by Europol

Summary by Cyber Security News1 Oct 2026, 15:30 CET

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Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group as law enforcement seizes servers and leak site — Image: Europol

On 30 September 2026, law enforcement took control of KillSec’s leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorised access. The cybercrime group used the site to threaten organisations with the publication of stolen files unless they paid a ransom.

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