Pro-Russian hackers were detained in Spain

Hacker, photo from open sources

The Spanish Civil Guard on Saturday, July 20, announced the arrest of three people on suspicion of involvement in cyberattacks on state institutions and strategic sectors of Spain and NATO countries.

This is reported by Europa Press.

The suspects were detained in the Balearic Islands and Andalusia. Their houses were searched, during which computer and documentary materials were seized.

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«The detainees are members of the NoName057(16) group, which emerged after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and declared its goal «to respond to the hostile and openly anti-Russian actions of Western Russophobes,» the message reads.

The main activity of the group is conducting DDoS attacks (distributed denial of service attacks) on the websites of state and private organizations of countries that support Ukraine.

It is reported that the investigation into the hackers detained in Spain is coordinated by the specialized prosecutor's office. The Spanish Civil Guard also said it was continuing its investigation in several directions to further identify those involved in the attacks.

It will be recalled that hackers from North Korea have already stolen more than $3.5 billion worth of cryptocurrencies.