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Two Teens Arrested for Espionage Linked to Russian Hackers

9/28/2025

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Two 17-year-olds were arrested in the Netherlands on espionage charges tied to Russian hackers.
They were contacted via Telegram by pro-Russian hacker networks.
One teen carried a Wi-Fi sniffer near Europol and the Canadian Embassy.
A Dutch judge ordered one teen into pre-trial detention and the other under house arrest, based on a tip from Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD).

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Story summary

Two 17-year-olds were arrested in the Netherlands on espionage charges tied to Russian hackers.
They were contacted via Telegram by pro-Russian hacker networks.
One teen carried a Wi-Fi sniffer near Europol and the Canadian Embassy.
A Dutch judge ordered one teen into pre-trial detention and the other under house arrest, based on a tip from Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD).