Hacker Virus, arrested in Romania. He was caught in Sinaia with false diplomatic plates

go4it.ro collected 18 August 2026, 09:50 EEST machine translated Security

Mihai Ionuț Păunescu, known in the cybercrime environment under the nickname "Virus", was placed under house arrest for 30 days, following a decision issued by the Sinaia Court. The preventive measure comes after [...] The article Hacker Virus, arrested in Romania. He was caught in Sinaia with fake diplomatic plates appears first in Go4IT.

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