Dutch man arrested in connection with cyber attack on Spamhaus
11 years, 11 months ago

Dutch man arrested in connection with cyber attack on Spamhaus

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A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month’s massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services… A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month’s massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services, the Dutch public prosecutor’s office said on Saturday. The man, who was identified by the Dutch public prosecutor only by the initials “S.K.”, was arrested in connection with attacks on Spamhaus, the public prosecutor’s office said, adding that the house where he was staying was also searched, and that the police seized computers and mobile phones. A Dutch hacker has been arrested for hacking Spamhaus Spamhaus, a London and Geneva-based non-profit group which helps weed out unsolicited “spam” messages for email providers, said last month it had been subjected to “distributed denial of service” or DDoS attacks on an unprecedented scale for more than a week. " These so-called DDoS attacks last month were also performed on Spamhaus partners in the United States, the Netherlands and Great Britain," the prosecutor’s office said.

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6 days, 7 hours ago

Dutch authorities arrest man for alleged bitcoin terrorism financing​

NL Times  

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NL Times  

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Four Dutch men arrested in international operation against DDoS cyberattacks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Four Dutch men arrested in international operation against DDoS cyberattacks

NL Times  

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Dutch man arrested in massive cybercrime case; Accused of large-scale identity fraud
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch man arrested in massive cybercrime case; Accused of large-scale identity fraud

NL Times  

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Suspect arrested for cyber attacks on Dutch tax service; Bunq
7 years, 1 month ago

Suspect arrested for cyber attacks on Dutch tax service; Bunq

NL Times  

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Dutch hacker found guilty of 2013 cyber attack but won't be jailed
8 years, 4 months ago

Dutch hacker found guilty of 2013 cyber attack but won't be jailed

Dutch News  

The Dutchman accused of launching a massive cyber attack on a spam blacklist publisher in 2013 has been sentenced to 240 days in jail, 185 suspended, in absentia. Even if he had been in court, he would not be sent to jail because he already spent 55 days on remand after his extradition from Spain in 2013, broadcaster NOS reported. …

Prosecutor demands prison time against cyber attacker
8 years, 5 months ago

Prosecutor demands prison time against cyber attacker

NL Times  

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Trial starts of Dutchman accused of massive 2013 cyber attack
8 years, 5 months ago

Trial starts of Dutchman accused of massive 2013 cyber attack

Dutch News  

The Dutchman accused of launching a massive cyber attack on a spam blacklist publisher went on trial in Dordrecht on Tuesday. Sven Olaf Kamphuis told the AD on Monday he would not appear in court personally to face charges that he was behind the 2013 attack which, some say, almost broke the internet. Kamphuis is is accused of being behind …

Police breaks up international cybercrime ring
9 years, 9 months ago

Police breaks up international cybercrime ring

NL Times  

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Dutch arrest UK terror suspect
14 years, 6 months ago

Dutch arrest UK terror suspect

The Independent  

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Dutchman fined for billions of spam mails
18 years, 1 month ago

Dutchman fined for billions of spam mails

Dutch News  

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Dutchman fined for billions of spam mails
18 years, 1 month ago

Dutchman fined for billions of spam mails

Dutch News  

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