Spanish Teen Arrested for Stealing 64 Million Personal Data Records

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A 19-year-old hacker in Barcelona was arrested for stealing 64 million personal data records from nine companies and attempting to sell them online. The records included full names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, DNI numbers, and IBAN codes. The investigation began in June, and the suspect was found with computers and cryptocurrency wallets linked to the data sales. In a separate but unrelated case, a 22-year-old cybercriminal in Ukraine was arrested for developing custom malware to hack user accounts and selling access to compromised accounts using a bot farm of 5,000 accounts.

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Spanish Teen Arrested for Stealing 64 Million Personal Data Records
A 19-year-old hacker in Barcelona was arrested for stealing 64 million personal data records from nine companies and attempting to sell them online. The records included full names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, DNI numbers, and IBAN codes. The suspect used six different accounts and five pseudonyms to sell the data on hacker forums.
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The suspect accessed nine companies and obtained 64 million private records.
First reported: 09.12.2025 18:57

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- Spain arrests teen who stole 64 million personal data records — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.12.2025 18:57
The records included full names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, DNI numbers, and IBAN codes.
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- Spain arrests teen who stole 64 million personal data records — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.12.2025 18:57
The suspect used six different accounts and five pseudonyms to sell the data on hacker forums.
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- Spain arrests teen who stole 64 million personal data records — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.12.2025 18:57
Police confiscated computers and cryptocurrency wallets containing funds believed to be from data sales.
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- Spain arrests teen who stole 64 million personal data records — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.12.2025 18:57
The Ukrainian cybercriminal used custom malware to hack user accounts and sold access to compromised accounts.
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- Spain arrests teen who stole 64 million personal data records — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.12.2025 18:57
The Ukrainian offender used a bot farm of 5,000 accounts to boost the compromised accounts.
First reported: 09.12.2025 18:57

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- Spain arrests teen who stole 64 million personal data records — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.12.2025 18:57