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Your Threat Feed Said One Thing. The Malware Said Another.
A former incident responder spent two years learning that intelligence reports, federal advisories, and foreign government bulletins all share the same quiet flaw: the copy most people read is rarely the full story.
A Windows Device ID Helped Trace an Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker to a Jewelry Heist
Federal prosecutors say a single hardware identifier tied a May 2025 intrusion at a luxury retailer to the online accounts of a 19-year-old.
Google and FBI cut off NetNut, a two-million-device botnet hidden inside smart TVs
The residential proxy service let hundreds of criminal and spy groups route attacks through ordinary homes.
Google and FBI Shut Down NetNut, a Criminal Anonymity Network Built on Millions of Hijacked Home Devices
NetNut rented out access to infected home and business routers so criminals and foreign spies could hide their tracks. A joint operation has disrupted it.
US warns Russian spies are still hunting your WhatsApp and Signal accounts
CISA and the FBI say Russian intelligence officers are running fresh phishing campaigns to hijack accounts on messaging apps used by journalists, officials and activists.
FBI Dismantles NetNut Proxy and Popa Botnet Operations
The FBI seizes key domains of NetNut, disrupting a sprawling proxy service linked to cybercriminal activities.
Google and FBI Kneecap NetNut, Cutting Millions of Home Devices From Proxy Pool
Google's Threat Intelligence Group says a joint operation with the FBI and Lumen has stripped millions of infected home devices from NetNut, also tracked as Popa.
SSU, FBI Detail Russian Phishing Op Targeting Signal and Telegram Accounts
Ukrainian counterintelligence says GRU and FSB-linked operators ran fake tech-support flows against officials' messengers across Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S.
Russia's Signal Phishing Now Targets the Backup Recovery Key — and the Key Doesn't Expire
An FBI/CISA update says GRU-linked operators are coaxing victims into surrendering their Signal Backup Recovery Key, which yields full message history and durable account access.
FBI and Google Tear Down 'Outsider Enterprise' Phishing Platform Behind $1.9 Billion in Losses
Nine thousand phishing sites. Nearly four million stolen credit cards. One takedown.
FBI Dismantles 13 Sites Tied to Chinese Influence Operation Targeting Cleared US Personnel
The seized domains posed as consulting firms advertising jobs — a tradecraft pattern consistent with state-directed recruitment campaigns against intelligence community insiders.
World Cup 2026 Phishing Infrastructure Is Already Stood Up
Lookalike FIFA domains, trojanized streaming apps, and credential harvesters are live weeks before kickoff. The pattern is familiar; the scale isn't.
FBI Flags Silent Ransom Group's Physical Intrusion Tactic Against U.S. Law Firms
The threat actor known as Silent Ransom Group has added walk-in impersonation to its toolkit, sending actors posing as IT support into law firm offices to insert storage devices into employee computers.
Kali365 Phishing Kit Hijacks Microsoft OAuth Tokens to Silently Bypass MFA
The FBI has flagged a device-code phishing campaign powered by Kali365, a toolkit that steals OAuth tokens tied to Microsoft 365 accounts without ever touching a user's password.
More Than Half of CISOs Would Pay a Ransomware Demand. The Maths Are Not Flattering.
A survey of 750 CISOs in the US and UK finds 58% would hand over money to ransomware operators — despite law enforcement advice, incomplete decryption rates, and the lingering question of whether the data stays exclusive.