‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm
2026-06-20T07:23:29Z•808ec08427f76bfa3906f4cc9d45db3551170931cdef6242e985c834caf7a22a
AWS GovCloud keysAlarum TechnologiesAndroid botnetCISA data leakDDoSGitHub leakInstagram account takeoverKimwolf botnetMeta AI support botMicrosoft vulnerabilitiesNetNutNetherlands takedownPatch Tuesday June 2026Popa botnetRussia-linked operationsThe Gentlemen ransomwareaccount takeoveradvertising fraudarrested botmaster (Dort)data scrapinghosting abusepublic exploitsransomware affiliatesresidential proxysupply-chain/credential exposure
What happened
A collection of high-impact cybersecurity developments: researchers link the Popa Android TV-box botnet to NetNut (operated by publicly traded Alarum Technologies), attributing large-scale ad fraud, account takeovers and scraping to the infrastructure. Analysis targets the operator of the fast-growing ransomware group “The Gentlemen,” which aggressively recruits affiliates with large revenue shares. Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed nearly 200 bugs (≈36 rated critical) with public exploits reported for multiple flaws. Attackers abused Meta’s AI support assistant to reset Instagram ‑‑s
Why it matters
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- 2026-06-20T07:23:29Z
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- Yes
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