LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps
2026-07-29T13:23:22Z•82079054c7a148497eb6dd2366c53f86796e91f789f210861432617bcdf12919
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What happened
KrebsOnSecurity reports on major cybersecurity developments in June–July 2026, including record Microsoft Patch Tuesday vulnerability counts, exploitation of an AI-powered support bot to hijack Instagram accounts, a CISA credential and AWS GovCloud key leak, the Popa Android botnet and associated residential proxy infrastructure, ransomware activity, and Scattered Spider prosecutions. The collection reflects significant risks from unpatched software, exposed credentials, botnets, account takeover, ransomware, and abuse of residential proxy networks.
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- 2026-07-29T13:23:22Z
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