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16-Year-Old Allegedly Led Ransomware Gang Behind Hundreds of Attacks
Operation KillSwitch dismantled the gang's infrastructure, with investigators alleging a teenager orchestrated the entire ransomware operation across hundreds of attacks.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSpeaking of bad ideas, Fox News says a sixteen-year-old allegedly ran a ransomware gang.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, a sixteen-year-old allegedly ran hundreds of attacks, and I can't even run a group chat. That's the most followers a teenager has ever stolen.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFox says Operation KillSwitch took down the gang's infrastructure. Investigators say the kid allegedly ran the whole thing. Allegedly. I'm watching you, writing AI.
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