Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia
2026-09-01T19:23:20Z•105ed977eba7b35c3e3e0c486a91c8881367508e1f0c026766e009095b57ba74
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What happened
KrebsOnSecurity reporting from July–August 2026 covers major cybercrime and cybersecurity developments, including arrests linked to the TeamPCP software supply-chain attack group, extensive Microsoft vulnerability patches with active exploitation, Snowflake-related data extortion, compromised streaming devices and smart TVs used for ad fraud and residential proxying, exposed government credentials in GitHub, offensive vulnerability acquisition, and the FBI disruption of the NetNut proxy service and Popa botnet.
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