LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps
2026-07-27T07:23:21Z•a3060bd1a4523bcbd2355f449f6a2851bd54c0b3cf888ffef7ec3ecf9f1b8588
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What happened
KrebsOnSecurity reports on major cybersecurity developments in June–July 2026, including Microsoft’s record vulnerability patches, residential proxy abuse through smart TVs and Android TV boxes, the FBI’s seizure of the NetNut proxy platform and Popa botnet infrastructure, a CISA credential leak involving AWS GovCloud keys, Scattered Spider criminal proceedings, ransomware activity, and social-engineering attacks against Meta’s AI support system. The collection highlights botnets, credential exposure, account takeover, ransomware, vulnerability exploitation, and abuse of residential proxy and
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- 2026-07-27T07:23:21Z
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- Yes
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