Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup
2026-07-08T13:23:31Z•74a013705246902e3c1b85fd23e53a781e1947968bab043321915377a338d173
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What happened
KrebsOnSecurity collected multiple high-impact cyber incidents: the FBI seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut and disrupted the Popa Android-based botnet linked to publicly traded Alarum Technologies; two Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty for the 2024 Transport for London attack; multiple arrests and server seizures (including a Netherlands action) disrupted infrastructure used for Russia-linked campaigns; a Kimwolf IoT botnet operator was arrested; a controversial offensive-security startup run by convicted felons and conspiracy figures was exposed; lawmakers pressed CISA after aGov
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- Source ID
- krebs_on_security
- Record identifier
- 74a013705246902e3c1b85fd23e53a781e1947968bab043321915377a338d173
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-08T13:23:31Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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