Police raid malware network tied to Russia's Evil Corp hacker group
2026-06-21T14:51:58Z•81613999695382342b07be6b6053efa91f894f7226947712eb5c2380f8d68462
botnetbotnet-takedowncirclescritical-infrastructureevil-corpexport-controlsgentlemen-ransomwarehuman-rightslaw-enforcementmalwarenation-state-actorsransomwarerussia-linkedsocgholishsurveillance-techuk-ncsc
What happened
An international law-enforcement operation disrupted the SocGholish browser-injection botnet linked to the Russia-based cybercrime group Evil Corp. The collection also highlights related cyber incidents and concerns: the UK information commissioner’s resignation, a Human Rights Watch report that Bulgaria allowed the surveillance firm Circles to export to repressive regimes, a ransomware attack on Australian sugar company Mackay Sugar claimed by a group calling itself "Gentlemen," and warnings from the UK NCSC about nation-state prepositioning against critical infrastructure. No specific CVE(s)
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- therecord_media
- Record identifier
- 81613999695382342b07be6b6053efa91f894f7226947712eb5c2380f8d68462
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-21T14:51:58Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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