FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet

June–July 2026 reporting from KrebsOnSecurity highlights a series of high-impact cyber incidents: the FBI seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut after researchers linked the Popa Android/TV-box botnet (≈2M+ compromised devices) to NetNut operator Alarum Technologies (NASDAQ: ALAR); multiple law-enforcement actions and arrests (including an alleged Kimwolf botmaster and Dutch seizures of ~800 servers) disrupted infrastructure used for DDoS, influence operations and malware hosting; two UK Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty; researchers exposed The Gentlemen ransomware operator activity;