Anti-DDoS Firm Heaped Attacks on Brazilian ISPs
2026-05-03T13:23:29Z•0156fa36e344346498da2c146bfda70eec6b1ddc6d431c8c399ac4787a85c7bb
Adobe ReaderAisuruBlueHammerChromeDDoSIoT botnetsJackSkidKimwolfMicrosoftMicrosoft Office token harvestingMossadREvil,GandCrab,REvil leader doxxed, Daniil ShchukinRussiaScattered SpiderSharePointUNKNaggravated identity theftanti‑DDoS abusebotnetcredential theftpatch‑tuesdayrouter exploitationtylerbwire fraudzero‑day
What happened
Multiple high-impact cyber incidents and disclosures: a Brazilian anti‑DDoS firm was found to have been enabling a botnet used in sustained DDoS attacks against Brazilian ISPs; U.K. national Tyler Robert Buchanan (aka "tylerb"), a senior Scattered Spider member, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft for SIM‑swap/phishing intrusions; Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 167 vulnerabilities (including a SharePoint zero‑day and a Windows Defender issue dubbed "BlueHammer"), while Google Chrome and Adobe pushed emergency fixes for active zero‑days; Russian APT
Why it matters
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- 2026-05-03T13:23:29Z
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- Yes
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