Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup ​

Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup ​

by | Jul 8, 2026

Read More  A cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons whose most recent ventures included fake intelligence companies and...
FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet ​

FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet ​

by | Jul 2, 2026

Read More  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ:...
Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty on Day 1 of Trial ​

Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty on Day 1 of Trial ​

by | Jun 23, 2026

Read More  Two men pleaded guilty in the United Kingdom this week to criminal charges stemming from an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London, the entity responsible for the public transport network in the Greater London area. The duo were key...
‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm ​

‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm ​

by | Jun 18, 2026

Read More  For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass data-scraping efforts. This week, researchers from multiple...
Who Runs the Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’ ​

Who Runs the Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’ ​

by | Jun 10, 2026

Read More  A cybercrime group known as The Gentlemen has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of hackers through an aggressive recruitment strategy that promises affiliates 90 percent of any ransom paid...