Overview
- Thai investigators arrested the German suspect in Bangkok on Friday, and he is now in custody awaiting deportation to Germany.
- Authorities say 74 warrants cover alleged crimes from 2021 to 2025, including online extortion, hacking, and running ransomware services.
- Police report he offered DDoS attack platforms where buyers paid to flood targets with traffic until websites or apps crashed.
- During a raid, officers seized computers, tablets, phones, and a hardware crypto wallet viewed as evidence of paid attacks.
- Media in Thailand say the operation followed an international request, reportedly from Germany’s BSI and justice officials, and Thai authorities revoked his residence permit after finding him living in a luxury Bangkok condo.