16-year-old allegedly led ransomware gang behind hundreds of attacks

When you picture the person running an international ransomware operation , a 16-year-old probably does not come to mind.

Yet investigators say a teenager was the suspected main operator behind KillSec, a cybercrime group linked to around 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide.

About 500 of those attacks have so far been identified as successful.

Now, an international law enforcement operation has taken KillSec's leak site and key servers offline.

Authorities also secured at least 110 terabytes of stolen data that could have been exposed or used to pressure victims.

The takedown offers a remarkable look at how accessible cybercrime has become.

More importantly, it shows how attackers continue to find their way into poorly protected systems and turn stolen files into leverage.

What investigators uncovered about KillSec shows how the group operated, how AI reportedly played a role and what you can do to make ransomware attacks harder to pull off.

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