The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Media exec arrested for cyberattack on rivals Spanish police have arrested four people including a former executive of Spain's right-wing Intereconomía news outlet over cyberattacks that crippled a rival site for three weeks. https://www.thelocal.es/20141215/media-boss-arrested-for-cyberattack-on-rivals Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:03:00 +0100 media-boss-arrested-for-cyberattack-on-rivals Spain hit by Russian and Chinese hackers Four Spanish government ministries were hit by serious cyberattacks in 2014, with the assaults targeting the mobile phones and personal computers of prominent government figures. https://www.thelocal.es/20141215/spanish-government-hit-by-russian-and-chinese-hackers Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:35:00 +0100 spanish-government-hit-by-russian-and-chinese-hackers 'Maybe they'll shoot you': Podemos chief warned A local politician with Spain's ruling Popular Party has caused outrage after launching a Facebook assault on the leader of Podemos, a radical party which is threatening to cause a major upset in next year's general elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20141107/maybe-youll-be-shot-councillor-warns-podemos-chief-pablo-iglesias Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:52:00 +0100 maybe-youll-be-shot-councillor-warns-podemos-chief-pablo-iglesias Cybercrime: Ten arrested for glorifying terrorism Spanish police on Thursday have arrested at least ten people on charges of glorifying terrorism and denigrating its victims on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter. https://www.thelocal.es/20141106/anti Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:19:00 +0100 anti Spanish police help bust cybercrime ring Spanish police and Europol last week detained ten people on the Costa del Sol in an operation targeting a Russia-based cybercrime ring. https://www.thelocal.es/20130214/police-bust-cybercrime-ring Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:11:00 +0100 police-bust-cybercrime-ring