Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup
2026-07-12T07:23:25Z•ed45067c6952205e92afb84288d1099cc338f8fee52c8eac5c92285ae21c7817
AI-support-botAlarum TechnologiesCISAFBI takedownGitHub-leakKimwolf botnet arrest','DDoS','Netherlands server seizure','StolMetaMicrosoftNetNutPatch TuesdayPopaScattered SpiderThe Gentlemenaccount-hijackaccount-takeoverad-fraudbotnetcritical-vulnerabilitiesdata-leakexploit-codemalwareransomwareresidential-proxyvulnerability-acquisitionzero-day market
What happened
A series of high-impact cybersecurity developments: the FBI seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut after research linked the Popa botnet (millions of compromised Android/TV devices used as residential proxies for ad fraud, account takeovers and scraping) to publicly traded Alarum Technologies; two Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty in the UK for the 2024 Transport for London attack; researchers tied Popa to NetNut/Alarum; an offensive security startup buying zero-days is operated by convicted felons and conspiracy theorists; The Gentlemen ransomware gang is expanding via aggressive 90%
Why it matters
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- krebs_on_security
- Record identifier
- ed45067c6952205e92afb84288d1099cc338f8fee52c8eac5c92285ae21c7817
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-12T07:23:25Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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