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Ransomware attacks have hit their highest recorded pace of 2026, and the numbers released this week give the clearest picture yet of how bad the problem has become. Check Point Research logged a 48% year-over-year jump in global cyberattacks for September 2026, with reported ransomware attacks specifically up 53% over the same month last year.…

Authorities take down infrastructure linked to over 1,000 global cyberattacks since 2024.

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An international law-enforcement operation targeting the KillSec ransomware group has reportedly resulted in the seizure of infrastructure associated with the cybercriminal operation and the arrest of a 16-year-old teenager in Spain. The operation, reportedly coordinated with European authorities, represents another significant effort by law-enforcement agencies to disrupt ransomware networks and prevent cybercriminals from exploiting stolen…

Authorities arrested the alleged leader and two additional members of KillSec, a data extortion group primarily run by teenagers that successfully compromised about 500 organizations since 2024, Europol and the Justice Department said Thursday.

A 16-year-old is suspected of being the main operator of KillSec, a ransomware group that Eurojust says is responsible for almost 1,000 attacks worldwide.

Police in Europe allege that a 16-year-old is the leader of a ransomware group called KillSec, which tried to extort hundreds of businesses and organizations.