#data-extortion
2 cases
Operation KillSwitch: KillSec ransomware takedown, a 16-year-old suspect and a US indictmentRansomwareExtortion & Blackmail
Operation KillSwitch seized KillSec's leak site and five servers on 30 September 2026, securing 110 TB of stolen data. A 16-year-old is the alleged main operator; a Dutch national is indicted in Puerto Rico. What the primary sources say, and where the numbers diverge.
RansomwareExtortion & Blackmail
Dutch police arrest a 24-year-old Amsterdam man in the ShinyHunters investigationData BreachExtortion & Blackmail
Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man on Sept 15, 2026 in the ShinyHunters investigation; a Rotterdam court remanded him 90 days, and the FBI called him an 'alleged leader.' A separate inquiry into two planned murders abroad is, police say, not part of the ShinyHunters case.
Data BreachExtortion & Blackmail