Teen who allegedly stole millions of personal data records arrested in Spain

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in Igualada, in northeastern Spain, for allegedly stealing and selling about 64 million personal data records siphoned from nine companies, according to the National Police.

The suspect allegedly accessed the systems of several firms to obtain large volumes of personal information, including national identity numbers (DNI), home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and IBAN bank codes, which he then sold on hacker forums; it remains unclear how many individuals were affected. According to the National Police, the investigation began in June after authorities detected the theft of data linked to multiple firms.

Officers later identified the suspect and traced six online accounts and five pseudonyms used to advertise and sell the stolen databases. The arrest was reported by DataBreaches[.]Net, citing police statements on Tuesday.