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Spanish FA say cyber hackers stole private conversations to pass onto media outlets

British hacker arrested in Spain for taking control of Obama’s Twitter account given five years by a New York court

A BRITISH hacker who was arrested in Spain’s Estepona in July 2021 after he managed to take control of high-profile Twitter accounts, including that of

26 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Cyberhacker ‘Alcasec’ gets bailed by Spain’s National Court after selling tax details via ‘dark web’

A 19-year-old cybercriminal who calls himself Alcasec has been bailed by the National Court following his arrest on March 31. Jose Luis Huertas Rubio was

24 May, 2023 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Infamous Teenage Hacker Arrested And Jailed By Court In Spain's Madrid

Infamous teenage hacker called ‘Alcasec’ jailed by court in Spain’s Madrid

THE NATIONAL COURT imprisoned a teenage cybercriminal on Monday for accessing a server where all documents related to criminal trials in Spain are kept. 19-year-old

3 Apr, 2023 @ 17:35

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Brit arrested in Spain for allegedly hacking Biden, Obama to be extradited

Spain will extradite a baby-faced Brit wanted by the United States over a Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of president Joe Biden and former

17 Feb, 2023 @ 15:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

Teen hackers steal €53,000 from Madrid and Granada city halls in Spain

A GANG of teenage hackers have been arrested for stealing thousands of euros from the Madrid and Granada local authorities. The crime involved manipulating the

26 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid

Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain

A cybersecurity rights group claims dozens of phones belonging to prominent Catalunya independence politicians were hacked by sophisticated spyware. The software is normally available at

18 Apr, 2022 @ 17:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology

City council is hacked in major British expat hotspot in Spain: Cyber criminals are demanding a €10million ransom while the government is forced to suspend ALL administrative deadlines

Cybercriminals in Spain’s Barcelona steal €1.6 million of broadcasting cash from Italian football club Florentina

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 11 people in the Barcelona area over a €1.6 million fraud against Italian Serie A football club, Florentina. They sent

11 Mar, 2022 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19: Interpol warns Spain to beware of ransomware attacks on hospitals’ computer systems

A GLOBAL policing organisation has warned that hospitals have become targets for ransom attacks on their computer systems. Interpol says that its Cybercrime Threat Response

20 Apr, 2020 @ 15:43

Lead·National News

Using Cryptocurrency as a Major Mode of Payment

Cryptocurrency has gone from an obscure topic of conversation among computer specialists to a major feature of contemporary public life. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have promised that

16 Feb, 2019 @ 07:58

Business & Finance

EXCLUSIVE: Fears for potential Gibraltar data breach after government website hacked by Anonymous

A leading website security expert and an opposition MP are ‘concerned’ official data could have been compromised, after the website faced a double cyberattack by

10 May, 2018 @ 10:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Police arrest five in UK and Spain cyber-crime ring

Police have intercepted a cyber crime ring suspected of infecting computers with malicious software in order to obtain sensitive information.

18 Apr, 2017 @ 09:59

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish authorities arrest Russian computer spam kingpin for US election ‘hacking’

US authorities have not commented on whether Severa's work was used to aid Trump's campaign.

10 Apr, 2017 @ 14:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News