RUSSIAN hackers have threatened to shut down British hospital ventilators after an alleged member of their cyber crime gang was arrested in the UK.
A Putin cheerleader based in London was held after a police raid on Monday, following a high-tech assault on government websites in Romania.
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Russian hackers have threatened to destroy life-saving British hospital ventilators after an alleged member of their gang was arrested in the UKCredit: EPA
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The cyber gang leaders vowed to target NHS ventilators if he was not released within 48 hours
His alleged comrades from the sinister Russian group Killnet last night warned they would disable life-saving ventilators across the UK if he is not released.
The suspect has previously crowed of his support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Facebook posts emblazoned with Russian flags and the letter “Z”, the invasion symbol daubed on Russian tanks.
National Crime Agency cops and officers flown in from Romania swooped on an address in London for the raid.
The Putin fan was arrested under suspicion of assisting Killnet’s attacks, which were staged earlier this week on the Romanian government and media in retribution for supporting Ukraine in the conflict.
Killnet claimed responsibility for the hacks, which jammed the official government webpage and the defence ministry. Political parties, cultural organisa ..
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