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Darkweb · Sep 2, 2026

Long‑running Sality Botnet Shut Down After More Than Two Decades of Global Infections

International law‑enforcement agencies, in partnership with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and the nonprofit…

Darkweb · Sep 2, 2026

Senator Wyden Calls on NSA to Refresh VPN Security Guidance Amid Rising Foreign Surveillance Concerns

Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, has formally requested that the National Security Agency revise its publicly…

Darkweb · Sep 2, 2026

Threat Actors Exploit BGP Hijack to Serve Counterfeit Virtualizor Update Using Valid Softaculous TLS Certificate

A coordinated attack that combined Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacking with a legitimate TLS certificate allowed…

Darkweb · Sep 2, 2026

BREEZE COMET Threat Group Exploits Payment Systems in Brazil, Initiates Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions

Cyber‑security analysts have identified a financially motivated group known as BREEZE COMET as the source of a series…

Darkweb · Sep 2, 2026

Veteran Sality Botnet Crippled After Two Decades of Activity

Cybersecurity researchers announced the successful disruption of the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, a malware…

Darkweb · Sep 2, 2026

Global Law Enforcement and Tech Firms Dismantle Sality Botnet Infrastructure

International law‑enforcement agencies teamed up with private cybersecurity firms this week to seize the command and…

Darkweb · Sep 2, 2026

International Law‑Enforcement Strike Dismantles Sality Botnet, Halting Fresh Malware Drops

U.S. federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that a multinational operation successfully neutralized the Salium…

Darkweb · Sep 1, 2026

Brazilian Firms Hit by Breeze Comet Fraud Scheme Targeting Payment Networks

Brazilian financial institutions, retailers and e‑commerce platforms are confronting a wave of fraudulent activity…

Darkweb · Sep 1, 2026

Aesto Health breach exposes health data of over 9.5 million individuals after AWS intrusion

U.S.-based health‑technology firm Aesto Health announced a significant data breach that compromised personal and…

Darkweb · Sep 1, 2026

Iran‑linked Mirage Kitten Lures Developers with Bogus Coding Tests to Install New RATs

Cyber‑security researchers have uncovered a new recruitment‑fraud campaign run by the Iran‑affiliated threat group…

Darkweb · Sep 1, 2026

White House Rolls Out Texas Cybersecurity Pilot to Shield Water Systems

The White House announced a new initiative aimed at bolstering the cyber defenses of water utilities across Texas,…

Darkweb · Sep 1, 2026

Clipboard‑Hijacking Tactics Emerge as Top Entry Vector in Corporate Breaches

Cyber‑attackers have shifted focus from flashy, one‑off exploits to methods that can be repeated at scale, a trend…