Europol adds Spanish academic suspected of aiding pro-Russian hackers to most wanted list

Europol has placed a former Spanish university professor accused of helping the pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16) on its most wanted list, according to Spain’s National Police.

Spanish national Enrique Arias Gil, 37, is suspected of gathering information on Spain’s critical infrastructure and members of its security forces to facilitate cyberattacks. He is also accused of threatening journalists and business leaders who supported Ukraine.

According to local media reports, Arias Gil is currently in Russia, where he travelled on a scholarship from the Russian House, a government-funded cultural institute. A National Court judge has issued an international arrest warrant, though police sources told local media that Moscow was unlikely to cooperate.

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