Spanish cops arrest teenage 'Robin Hood hacker'

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Cops cuff teenage 'Robin Hood hacker' suspected of peddling stolen info

Huertas gained the"Robin Hood" reputation from his early activities, including his alleged intrusion of Burger King's network and making the in-store kiosks give away free food. That was when he was 15, it's claimed, and his actions have grown far more serious since.

Spanish police started investigating Huertas in November 2022 following a cyber attack against the general council of the Euro nation's judiciary. After allegedly breaching that national agency, he used this access to break into other government networks, including that of Spain's tax agency, it is claimed.

During this intrusion Huertas allegedly stole citizens' personal data and bank account numbers in addition to other sensitive information. Later, he reportedly bragged about it on a YouTube video, claiming he had"access to information of 90 percent of Spanish citizens." He has over 100,000 followers on Instagram, where he is regarded as something of a rock star.

Huertas also allegedly built a platform named Udyat the Eye of Horus – a reference to the Egyptian symbol of power and protection – to sell the stolen data.

 

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