Alcasec, "Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers," Jailed for 31 Months Over Data Theft
Spanish hacker José Luis Huertas will serve two years and seven months in prison after taking a plea deal at the National Court on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Huertas, known online as Alcasec, admitted to stealing banking details from over half a million citizens. Prosecutors originally requested a three-year sentence, but dropped the penalty after Huertas confessed and provided his passwords to the police.
The state prosecutor explained that Alcasec worked with two other men to pull off the cyberattack. Daniel B.E., age 32, received 2 years and two months in prison. Juan Carlos O.G., age 28, received 1 year and 3 months. The Spanish court also seized their cash and cryptocurrency assets.
According to the state prosecutor’s indictment, reported by Spanish media, Alcasec hid his identity by setting up Lithuanian storage servers back in October 2021, whereas the actual cyberattack took place in October 2022.
Reportedly, he used a...
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