Anonymous-Linked Hacktivist Aubrey Cottle Jailed Over Texas GOP Cyberattack

Multiple high-impact cyber incidents and developments: threat actors (Woodgnat) are using the stealthy Mistic RAT as an access broker to sell network entry to ransomware gangs; a macOS XPC vulnerability allowed standard users to disable CrowdStrike and Kandji endpoint controls (reported and patched); GhostShell is targeting Ukraine’s drone defence with credential theft via malicious documents; a suspected cyberattack spoofed Brazil’s emergency alert system; Operation Endgame disrupted major malware infrastructures (StealC, Amadey, SocGholish); widespread GTA 6-themed scam sites distribute mal‑