According to the Bangkok Post, Thai police arrested a German national hacker who faces a total of 74 cybercrime-related warrants issued by Germany and the European Union. The public summary indicates that the case involves cyber extortion, hacking, and a DDoS-for-hire and "cybercrime-as-a-service" model targeting global clients. The related platform allows customers to launch DDoS attacks worldwide, causing victims' computer systems and websites to crash and become inaccessible; the ransom payments are made in cryptocurrencies and other digital currencies, thus being identified as transnational cybercrime. Additionally, according to other Thai media reports, the suspect is a 26-year-old German citizen who has previously operated in Dubai and China, and was finally arrested in a high-end apartment in the Thong Lor area of Bangkok.