--- title: "Dutch cops cuff alleged AVCheck malware kingpin in Amsterdam" url: https://daily.dev/posts/dutch-cops-cuff-alleged-avcheck-malware-kingpin-in-amsterdam-szausapbq source_url: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/avcheck_arrest/ type: article source: "The Register" published: 2026-01-13T14:38:09.507Z updated: 2026-01-13T14:38:34.690Z tags: ["security", "cyber", "malware"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dutch cops cuff alleged AVCheck malware kingpin in Amsterdam **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Dutch police arrested a 33-year-old man at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport suspected of running AVCheck, a major counter-antivirus platform that allowed cybercriminals to test malware against security products. The suspect had fled to the UAE after the service was shut down in May 2025 during Operation Endgame. AVCheck was one of the world's largest services enabling attackers to refine malware to evade detection systems and identify vulnerable targets. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files](https://daily.dev/posts/dutch-cops-arrest-man-after-sending-him-confidential-files-ihwldhin7) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Dutch teens arrested over Wi-Fi 'sniffing' for Russia](https://daily.dev/posts/dutch-teens-arrested-over-wi-fi-sniffing-for-russia-4fccba42s) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#malware](https://daily.dev/tags/malware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/dutch-cops-cuff-alleged-avcheck-malware-kingpin-in-amsterdam-szausapbq)