Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia
2026-08-28T01:23:23Z•bd1b1689aa88e7fab14d06c2030aeea8a7e4533f85cafd1885cfbcea120d3c69
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KrebsOnSecurity coverage highlights major cybercrime, software supply-chain attacks, cloud data extortion, botnets and residential proxy abuse, large-scale Microsoft vulnerability remediation, exposed government credentials, ad-tech tracking, and risks from consumer smart-TV and streaming devices. The most severe developments include alleged TeamPCP arrests tied to malicious open-source packages, Snowflake-related extortion affecting more than 165 organizations, an actively exploited Microsoft vulnerability, and the FBI disruption of the NetNut proxy platform and Popa botnet.
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