Interpol Launches Sweeping Cybercrime Crackdown in MENA Region

Infosecurity Magazine roundup (mid‑May 2026): a wide-ranging set of stories covering a major Interpol anti‑cybercrime sweep across 13 MENA countries, multiple high‑impact vulnerabilities and zero‑days (including a severe on‑premises Microsoft Exchange zero‑day, dozens of novel bugs disclosed at Pwn2Own Berlin, a Fragnesia Linux kernel local‑privilege escalation and the ‘Dirty Frag’ kernel chain), and a large May Microsoft patch cycle. The feed also details evolving malware and espionage toolsets (Gremlin stealer’s new modular/evasion capabilities, TencShell, updated FDMTP backdoor by Mustang P