Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group
jruohonen
12 points
2 comments
October 04, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
coppercrisp62
Having done a few ransomware IR cases, the teenage affiliate thing stopped surprising me a while back. The ops that run as a service mean the person pulling the trigger often has no real skill, they just rent the panel and follow a how-to.
tosti
When kids can hack into boxes and steal sensitive data, I always wonder who the real criminals are.