Spanish Police Arrest Man Linked to CARR, Z-Pentest, and NoName057(16)
Spanish Police Arrest Man Linked to CARR, Z-Pentest, and NoName057(16) 🚨
Spanish National Police arrested a man in Palencia last March on charges of membership in and collaboration with a terrorist organization, glorifying terrorism, and computer damage. The investigation, carried out jointly with the FBI, identified him as a collaborator of two pro-Russian hacktivist groups: CyberArmy of Russia Reborn (CARR) and Z-Pentest, both designated as terrorist organizations responsible for attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States and Europe.
The suspect also used various encrypted messaging applications to maintain contact with other members of these terrorist groups, coordinating actions and providing support for their activities. According to investigators, the detainee participated in actions attributed to the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16), whose operations were later claimed on specialized geopolitical websites, with the aim of disseminating pro-Russian and anti-Western narratives.
The investigation was conducted by the General Information Commissariat of the National Police, the FBI, and the Provincial Information Brigade of Palencia, under the direction of the Central Court of Instance number One and the National Court’s Prosecutor’s Office. CARR and Z-Pentest have been active against water utilities, energy infrastructure, and industrial control systems across the US and Europe.
This arrest is one of the first in Spain connecting a domestic individual to the operational and logistical support layer that keeps these groups running, not just the keyboard operators, but the people helping them stay out of custody.
CyberArmy of Russia Reborn (CARR) is a pro-Russian hacktivist group known for targeting government agencies, critical infrastructure, and industrial systems across Europe and the United States, mainly through DDoS attacks and disruptive cyber operations.