Spain to launch system tracking hate speech and polarisation on social media
The Spanish government has unveiled a new tool designed to track and measure hate speech across social media platforms, as part of a wider strategy...
Cybercrime
12 arrested in Spain over €4.75m scheme exploiting vulnerable Ukrainian women
An international police operation targeting a sophisticated money-laundering network has led to the arrest of 12 suspects in Spain who are accused of exploiting vulnerable...
Tenerife hacker arrested at Ritz in Madrid over one-cent luxury hotel bookings
Spain’s National Police have broken up a sophisticated cyber fraud operation following the arrest of a 20-year-old hacker from Tenerife who was able to reserve...
Endesa reports cyberattack affecting customer data, but says impact limited
Spanish power utility Endesa said on Monday that a cyberattack had exposed personal information belonging to some of its customers, though the company stressed there...
Guardia Civil arrest three ‘pro-Russian’ hackers over cyberattacks ‘for terrorist purposes’
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have arrested three ‘pro-Russian hackers’ for alleged cyberattacks against Spain and other NATO countries ‘for terrorist purposes’, the force said on Saturday....
Spanish government proposes new law to improve online safety for children
The Spanish government has proposed a new law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons, a higher age for...
From Estepona to prison in the US: extradited Brit jailed for cyber attack
A British man who hacked high profile Twitter accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam has been jailed in the US, after being extradited from...
150 operations, 3,000 patient check-ups cancelled after Barcelona hospital cyberattack
A cyberattack on one of Barcelona’s main hospitals that took place on Sunday has since crippled the centre’s computer system and forced the cancellation of...
20% of all crimes committed in Spain are now online
The Spanish government on Wednesday pledged stronger action against cybercrime, saying it has come to account for about a fifth of all offences registered in...
