Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M
2026-05-04T07:24:19Z•9c837dd2be9f11572c51022559ff76b867cb1c3e739aeadbed59d51f9f1b15ce
CISA-KEVCVE-2024-1708CVE-2026-31431CVE-2026-3854CVE-2026-42208ConnectWiseVECT-2.0credential-theftfacebook-compromisegit-rcegoogle-appsheetlinux-lpelocal-privilege-escalationnpmphishingpypiransomwareruby-gemssource-code-breachsql-injectionsso-abusesupply-chain-attackvishing
What happened
A large set of active cyber threats and high-impact incidents were reported: an international law-enforcement operation arrested 276 suspects and dismantled nine crypto scam centers; multiple actively exploited and high-severity vulnerabilities were disclosed and added to CISA KEV (notably Linux LPE CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail", GitHub RCE CVE-2026-3854, and LiteLLM SQLi CVE-2026-42208); Trellix confirmed unauthorized access to portions of its source code repository; and extensive supply-chain and credential-theft campaigns impacted popular packages (PyTorch Lightning, SAP-related npm, poisoned
Why it matters
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