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Spanish Guardia Civil dismantles GXC Team and arrests GoogleXcoder

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Spanish Guardia Civil arrested the alleged leader of GXC Team, a Crime-as-a-Service operation that sold phishing kits, Android malware, and AI-based tools to cybercriminals worldwide. The case involves a 25-year-old Brazilian national known as GoogleXcoder, who was detained in San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria, after a year-long investigation and six coordinated raids across Spain. Authorities say the network operated since 2023 and was used against banks, transportation firms, and e-commerce platforms in Spain, Brazil, Slovakia, the UK, and the US. Investigators seized source code, client communications, and cryptocurrency records, and they identified six suspected accomplices while continuing to disable the group’s online infrastructure.

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  1. 11.10.2025 17:17 3 articles · 9mo ago

    Spanish Guardia Civil dismantles GXC Team and arrests GoogleXcoder

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    On May 20, coordinated raids across multiple Spanish cities seized devices, source code, communications, and financial records tied to the GXC Team network.

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