Police raid malware network tied to Russia's Evil Corp hacker group

International law-enforcement action disrupted the SocGholish browser-based botnet linked to the Russia-associated cybercrime group Evil Corp, targeting command-and-control and distribution infrastructure and likely impacting the group’s ability to deliver loaders and ransomware. Related reporting in the batch includes a claimed ransomware attack on Australian sugar producer (claimed by the ‘Gentlemen’ group), concerns over Bulgarian export approvals for surveillance technology to repressive regimes, and UK warnings about nation-state prepositioning against critical infrastructure.