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'Two teenagers picked up for espionage job for pro-Russian hacker'

Published on September 26, 2025

, one live stream is currently active. ANP Europol in The Hague NOS News • Today, 07:30 • Custom today, 13:11 'Two teenagers arrested for spy job for pro-Russian hacker' Share this article The police arrested two 17-year-old boys for espionage, De Telegraaf reports.The father of one of the boys says that his son is suspected of carrying out hacking assignments in The Hague, possibly for Russia. Last August, the suspect would have walked a route along Europol, Eurojust and the Canadian embassy.In addition, he would have used a so-called 'WiFi-sniffer', a device or app that maps networks in the area or intercepts data. The arrested boys would have been approached via Telegram by a pro-Russian hacker.Because of the young age of the suspects and the investigation interest, the Public Prosecution Service does not want to comment on the case, the newspaper writes. The OM only confirms that the boys have been arrested and were brought before the examining magistrate.One of them must be stuck for fourteen days longer, and the other received house arrest. 'Baanje at supermarket' The father tells the newspaper that his son was doing homework on Monday afternoon when the doorbell rang and at least eight men with balaclavas stormed into the house.They had a search order and ran upstairs, after which the boy was taken.Since then his teenage son has been detained. The father said he could never suspect that his son would be recruited for a espionage job for the Russians."He doesn't go out, has a job at a supermarket and shows no tendency to explore the world."The 17 -year -old boy is described as a fanatic gamer and handy with computers, with a fascination for hacking. The two suspects could be arrested after a tip from the AIVD.It would be the first case in the Netherlands in which minors are recruited by a foreign power. Inland part article: x E-mail Facebook WhatsApp Link copied!