Suspected cyberattack triggers false emergency alerts across parts of Brazil

Multiple security- and privacy-related incidents reported: (1) A suspected cyberattack sent at least a dozen false emergency alerts via Brazil’s Civil Defense Alert system, affecting public-safety warning infrastructure; (2) an international operation disrupted the SocGholish botnet tied to the Russia-linked cybercrime group Evil Corp; (3) the UK information commissioner resigned amid controversy over conduct (privacy/oversight implications); (4) Human Rights Watch reporting shows Bulgarian export licences allowed the surveillance firm Circles to sell tech to repressive regimes; (5) Australian