FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet
2026-07-07T13:23:31Z•d3e17956f2e5048c4dd7c0fface4dc10bda804826c8be0c00435561705b103a4
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What happened
KrebsOnSecurity batch (May–Jul 2026) highlights multiple high-impact cyber incidents: the FBI seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut after researchers linked the Popa Android/TV-box botnet (millions of devices) to NetNut/Alarum Technologies; law-enforcement actions and arrests tied to large botnets (Kimwolf) and malicious hosting used for Russian cyber operations; a major CISA data leak where a contractor exposed AWS GovCloud keys and internal secrets on GitHub; exploit guidance for Meta’s AI support assistant was used to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts; Microsoft released a record ~
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- 2026-07-07T13:23:31Z
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