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Guardia Civil arrest FBI-wanted suspect in Tenerife over $650 million global pyramid scheme

News Desk4th June 202610th June 2026

4th June 202610th June 20261356

Spain’s Guardia Civil police have arrested in Tenerife (Canary Islands) a fugitive wanted by US authorities over his alleged role in OmegaPro, a global investment...

Spain to launch system tracking hate speech and polarisation on social media

News Desk13th March 202617th March 2026

13th March 202617th March 20261521

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...

12 arrested in Spain over €4.75m scheme exploiting vulnerable Ukrainian women

News Desk9th March 202616th March 2026

9th March 202616th March 20261903

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

News Desk20th February 202624th February 2026

20th February 202624th February 20261050

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

News Desk13th January 202619th January 2026

13th January 202619th January 20261700

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’

News Desk21st July 202427th July 2024

21st July 202427th July 20242140

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

News Desk4th June 202412th June 2024

4th June 202412th June 20249453

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

News Desk25th June 20234th July 2023

25th June 20234th July 20232878

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

News Desk6th March 202313th March 2023

6th March 202313th March 20233315

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

News Desk10th February 202315th February 2023

10th February 202315th February 20234261

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...

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