Latest Spain news

Alleged Scattered Spider sim-swapper arrested in Spain

A 22-year-old British national allegedly linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group and responsible for attacks on 45 U.S. companies has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2024
- 10:16 AM
- 1
Majorca city Calvià extorted for $11M in ransomware attack

The Calvià City Council in Majorca announced it was targeted by a ransomware attack on Saturday, which impacted municipal services.
- Bill Toulas
- January 16, 2024
- 01:45 PM
- 0
Kelvin Security hacking group leader arrested in Spain

The Spanish police have arrested one of the alleged leaders of the 'Kelvin Security' hacking group, which is believed to be responsible for 300 cyberattacks against organizations in 90 countries since 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- December 11, 2023
- 09:27 AM
- 0
Spain arrests 34 cybercriminals who stole data of 4 million people

The Spanish National Police have dismantled a cybercriminal organization that carried out a variety of computer scams to steal and monetize the data of over four million people.
- Bill Toulas
- October 23, 2023
- 11:01 AM
- 0
Air Europa data breach: Customers warned to cancel credit cards

Spanish airline Air Europa, the country's third-largest airline and a member of the SkyTeam alliance, warned customers on Monday to cancel their credit cards after attackers accessed their card information in a recent data breach.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 10, 2023
- 01:45 PM
- 0
Lazarus hackers breach aerospace firm with new LightlessCan malware

The North Korean 'Lazarus' hacking group targeted employees of an aerospace company located in Spain with fake job opportunities to hack into the corporate network using a previously unknown 'LightlessCan' backdoor.
- Bill Toulas
- September 29, 2023
- 05:30 AM
- 1
Spain warns of LockBit Locker ransomware phishing attacks

The National Police of Spain is warning of an ongoing 'LockBit Locker' ransomware campaign targeting architecture companies in the country through phishing emails.
- Bill Toulas
- August 28, 2023
- 02:25 PM
- 0
Police arrests Ukrainian scareware developer after 10-year hunt

The Spanish National Police has apprehended a Ukrainian national wanted internationally for his involvement in a scareware operation spanning from 2006 to 2011.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 17, 2023
- 11:40 AM
- 0
Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring

The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved in illegal financial operations in Madrid and Seville for alleged bank scams.
- Bill Toulas
- May 09, 2023
- 05:29 PM
- 0
Spain's most dangerous and elusive hacker now in police custody

The police in Spain have arrested José Luis Huertas (aka "Alcaseca", "Mango", "chimichuri"), a 19-year-old regarded as the most dangerous hackers in the country.
- Bill Toulas
- April 05, 2023
- 03:34 AM
- 0
Spain, U.S. dismantle phishing gang that stole $5 million in a year

Spain's National Police and the U.S. Secret Service have dismantled a Madrid-based international cybercrime ring comprised of nine members who stole over €5,000,000 from individuals and North American companies.
- Bill Toulas
- February 13, 2023
- 12:44 PM
- 0
Police arrest 55 members of 'Black Panthers' SIM Swap gang

The Spanish National Police have arrested 55 members of the 'Black Panthers' cybercrime group, including one of the organization's leaders based in Barcelona.
- Bill Toulas
- December 02, 2022
- 10:29 AM
- 1
Google discovers Windows exploit framework used to deploy spyware

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has linked an exploit framework that targets now-patched vulnerabilities in the Chrome and Firefox web browsers and the Microsoft Defender security app to a Spanish software company.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 30, 2022
- 12:00 PM
- 2
Spanish police dismantle operation that made €12M via investment scams

Spanish National Police have dismantled a cybercrime organization that used fake investment sites to defraud over €12.3 million ($12.8 million) from 300 victims across Europe.
- Bill Toulas
- November 29, 2022
- 11:46 AM
- 0
Police dismantle pirated TV streaming network with 500,000 users

The Spanish police have dismantled a network of pirated streaming sites that illegally distributed content from 2,600 TV channels and 23,000 movies and series to roughly 500,000 users.
- Bill Toulas
- November 16, 2022
- 09:55 AM
- 2
Grandoreiro banking malware targets manufacturers in Spain, Mexico

The notorious 'Grandoreiro' banking trojan was spotted in recent attacks targeting employees of a chemicals manufacturer in Spain and workers of automotive and machinery makers in Mexico.
- Bill Toulas
- August 19, 2022
- 02:58 PM
- 0
Spain arrests suspected hackers who sabotaged radiation alert system

The Spanish police have announced the arrest of two hackers believed to be responsible for cyberattacks on the country's radioactivity alert network (RAR), which took place between March and June 2021.
- Bill Toulas
- July 27, 2022
- 01:05 PM
- 0
Spanish police dismantle phishing gang that emptied bank accounts

The Spanish police have announced the arrest of 13 people and the launch of investigations on another 7 for their participation in a phishing ring that defrauded at least 146 people.
- Bill Toulas
- May 18, 2022
- 05:36 PM
- 0
Spain dismantles SIM swapping group who emptied bank accounts

Spanish National Police has arrested eight suspects allegedly part of a crime ring who drained bank accounts in a series of SIM swapping attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- February 10, 2022
- 06:27 AM
- 0
Criminal group dismantled after forcing victims to be money mules

The Spanish police have arrested 45 people who are believed to be members of an online fraud group that operated twenty websites to defraud at least 200 people of 1,500,000 Euros ($1.73 million).
- Bill Toulas
- November 08, 2021
- 10:40 AM
- 0