US sanctions Cambodian senator for millions earned through scam compounds

Multiple high-impact cyber and geopolitical stories on Apr 23, 2026: CISA disclosed a US agency was breached via a Cisco device vulnerability and infected with a persistent backdoor dubbed “FIRESTARTER,” enabling the attackers to regain access through March without re‑exploiting the initial flaws. Separate reporting shows commercial surveillance vendors exploited weaknesses in telecom infrastructure to impersonate cellular providers and triangulate/track victims’ locations. ESET researchers attributed a long-running espionage campaign against a Mongolian government institution to a China‑linke