The arrest took place on Tuesday in the city of Calp in the province of Alicante in the eastern Spain. The police confiscated a “large amount of computer materials” at the man's house.
He mentioned the Ministry of the Interior in the announcement A number of organizationswhose systems were attacked by a teenager. The long list includes Spanish gendarmerie, several ministries, including defense, mint and various universities.
The purpose of the attacks was also databases NATO i American armywhich has its bases in Spain.
According to the AFP agency, the hacker gained access to databases containing information about employees and clients, as well as to internal documents, which then remained sold or published on forums internet.
Spain. The 18-year-old broke into government databases. “Personal challenge”
The young man was to admit that attacks on many entities private and publicespecially from the military sector, he considered as “personal challenge” – El Pais informed the daily, citing sources familiar with the case.
Hacker, suspected of disclosing secrets, illegal access and damage to IT systems and money laundering, also had over 50 cryptocurrency accounts with various assets.
The EU law enforcement agency contributed to the operation Europol and American investigation on internal security.
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