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Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access

A botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google. Google says it is highly confident that device maker Videostrong intentionally put a backdoor in the boxes and sold access to criminals. They used the boxes for ad fraud and to pass other people's internet traffic through owners' home

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Hackers manipulate supermarket freezer temperatures across Europe, exposing weaknesses in connected OT systems

A new spree of cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigeration systems has spread across Europe, affecting grocery chains in at... The post Hackers manipulate supermarket freezer temperatures across Europe, exposing weaknesses in connected OT systems appeared first on Industrial Cyber.

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Google disrupts XCPE botnet, bans the company behind it

Google shut down the servers behind XCPE, a backdoor hidden in the firmware of Android TV set-top boxes. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group attributes the operation with high confidence to Videostrong Technology, the company that manufactured many of those boxes. More than 1.3 million devices were enrolled. XCPE malware overview (Source: Google) Access The business model was access. Researchers say the company sold e…

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AI-powered infostealer picks out the most profitable parts of your stolen data

A new Windows infostealer sends the data it steals to an AI model and asks it to rank the victim’s assets by how much money they could bring in, Cisco Talos has found. “There is a new idea in the cybercrime world — cast a wide net, steal everything, and let AI sort out the specifics,” said Ryan Fetterman, a security researcher at Cisco. The malware calls itself VOLTA-AUTODOXER and turned up through Talos’ CAIRN … Mor…

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DarkBlinders Compromises Israeli Target and Iraqi Kurdish Government Cloud Environment

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a cyber espionage campaign targeting Israel and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by an Iran state-aligned threat actor between August and October 2026. According to a report published by Dream Research Labs, the campaign has led to the compromise of a high-profile individual in Israel, along with additional compromises affecting a government cloud

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