"Spanish police say four self-proclaimed members of Anonymous are in custody after allegedly carrying out several cyberattacks on public authorities in the wake of the 2024 DANA floods. Guardia Civil officers arrested two of Anonymous Fénix's "most active members" last week in Ibiza and Móstoles, Madrid. These bring the total to four, following the arrest of two group leaders in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, and Oviedo, Asturias, in May 2025."
"All four were detained for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government ministries, political parties, and public institutions, which they claimed were "responsible for the tragedy" of the floods. The police declined to name any of the four members, but a court order allowed the seizure of Anonymous Fénix's X profile and YouTube account, and officials closed its Telegram account. After spinning up as an Anonymous offshoot in 2023, the group was most active on X and Telegram, reposting news about the natural disaster."
"By 2024, it was using the platforms to recruit members to join its hacktivism. The scale of Anonymous Fénix's operation was not large if its social media following is anything to go by. Its X account had fewer than 700 followers and Telegram channel subscribers numbered in the dozens, reported Spanish newspaper El País, which saw the channels before they were pulled offline."
Four self‑proclaimed members of Anonymous Fénix were detained by Guardia Civil for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government ministries, political parties, and public institutions linked to the 2024 DANA floods. Authorities arrested members in Ibiza, Móstoles, Alcalá de Henares, and Oviedo, and seized the group’s X and YouTube accounts while closing its Telegram channel by court order. The group formed as an Anonymous offshoot in 2023, used X and Telegram to repost flood news and recruit for hacktivism, but maintained a limited social following. Several attempted attacks on government websites were reported as successful.
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