According to Forbes, the Spanish National Police and the National Guard jointly operated to arrest a hacker suspected of attacking the U.S. Army, the United Nations, NATO and the International Civil Aviation Organization with the assistance of europol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The suspect was charged with more than 40 attacks on highly sensitive institutions in the United States and Spain, and multiple computers and more than 50 cryptocurrency accounts were seized at his home. The investigation showed that he used anonymous communication and browsing tools to build a complex network to hide his identity, and the police finally targeted him and arrested him after the last attack in December 2024. Currently, the suspect faces charges of leaking secrets, illegally accessing computer systems, damaging computer equipment and money laundering.
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