Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions
2026-08-08T13:23:21Z•4a864f68cec88b2bb4bb914c694ff03beff44d59d198b6ff34931f16e09fb43a
AT&TAWS GovCloudAndroidCISAGitHubIoTMicrosoft Patch TuesdayNetNutPopaScattered SpiderSnowflakeThe GentlemenTransport for Londonadvertising-fraudbotnetcredential-exposurecybercrimedata-breachextortionlaw-enforcementransomwareresidential-proxysmart-TVvulnerability-management
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KrebsOnSecurity articles covering major cybercrime, botnet, residential proxy, data breach, ransomware, vulnerability, and law-enforcement developments. Key topics include Snowflake-related extortion affecting more than 165 organizations and AT&T customer records, the Popa Android botnet and NetNut proxy network, Scattered Spider prosecutions, a CISA credential leak, large-scale Microsoft vulnerability patching, smart-TV residential proxy abuse, and ransomware-group activity.
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