The experiment offers one of the first large-scale looks at the effect that coordinated AI adoption can have on students’ reasoning, retention and confidence.
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Microsoft Slams Public Zero-Day Disclosures Amid GitHub Researcher Account Removal
Microsoft has come out strongly in favor of Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD), urging the research community to share their findings and give affected vendors an opportunity to better understand the impact and address them before they are publicly disclosed. The development comes after a researcher named Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse) disclosed details of multiple zero-day
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How cybersecurity firms took down Glassworm botnet in one shot
Glassworm infected developers through poisoned tools and packages until a coordinated takedown killed all four of its C2 channels at once. On May 26, 2026, at 14:00 UTC, CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations team, working with Google and the Shadowserver Foundation, killed all four command-and-control channels of the Glassworm botnet at the same time. The timing…
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CrowdStrike Disrupts Glassworm Supply Chain Botnet
CrowdStrike announced the coordinated takedown of the Glassworm botnet, a large-scale operation that targeted software developers through compromised open-source packages, malicious VSCode extensions, and poisoned GitHub repositories. The operation, conducted alongside Google and the Shadowserver Foundation, disrupted the botnet’s infrastructure and severed communication between the operators and infected systems. “In collaboration with Google and the…
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TrapDoor Supply Chain Attack Spreads Credential-Stealing Malware via npm, PyPI, and CratesIO
A new coordinated cross-ecosystem software supply chain attack campaign has targeted npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to distribute credential-stealing malware. The campaign, codenamed TrapDoor, spans more than 34 malicious packages across over 384 versions. The earliest activity was recorded on May 22, 2026, at 8:20 p.m. UTC, with new packages published to the ecosystems in waves…
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Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware
A new “coordinated” supply chain attack campaign has impacted eight packages on Packagist including malicious code designed to run a Linux binary retrieved from a GitHub Releases URL. “Although the affected packages were all Composer packages, the malicious code was not added to composer.json,” Socket said. “Instead, it was inserted into package.json, targeting projects that…
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Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa
Interpol coordinated an expansive investigation with 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa to disrupt and take down cybercrime operations, including phishing services and tools, malware and scams. The law enforcement effort netted 201 arrests, led to the seizure of 53 servers and disrupted multiple cybercrime services, Interpol said Monday. Operation Ramz, which…
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INTERPOL Operation Ramz Disrupts MENA Cybercrime Networks with 201 Arrests
INTERPOL has coordinated a first-of-its-kind cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that led to 201 arrests and the identification of an additional 382 suspects. The initiative involved the efforts of 13 countries from the region between October 2025 and February 2026, aiming to investigate and neutralize malicious infrastructure, arrest perpetrators behind…
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201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks
Operation Ramz, a cybercrime initiative coordinated by INTERPOL across the MENA region, focused on disrupting phishing campaigns, malware activity, and cyber scams that caused substantial financial losses across the region. The operation resulted in the arrest of 201 individuals and the identification of an additional 382 suspects. Moroccan authorities seized computers, smartphones and external hard…
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Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M
A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The crackdown was led by the Dubai Police, under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior, in partnership…
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Police arrest 10 suspected members of Black Axe cybercrime gang
A coordinated police operation in Switzerland has targeted suspected members of the Black Axe criminal network. On 28 April 2026, authorities carried out house searches across several Swiss cantons, leading to 10 arrests, including the Black Axe ‘Regional Head’ for Southern Europe. Most of those arrested are reported to be of Nigerian origin. The suspects…
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DDoS-For-Hire Services Disrupted by International Police Action in ‘Operation PowerOff’
Coordinated action by FBI, Europol and others seizes infrastructure, makes arrests – and sends warning letters to known DDoS service users
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Microsoft’s Original Windows Secure Boot Certificate Is Expiring
The Secure Boot refresh is one of the largest coordinated security maintenance efforts across the Windows ecosystem, Microsoft said. Update those PCs soon.
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GNM has published its 2025 Annual Infrastructure Report
GNM has published its 2025 Annual Infrastructure Report, outlining a year of coordinated backbone expansion, IX ecosystem growth and high-capacity platform scaling across Europe and Singapore. In 2025, the focus was not on isolated upgrades, but on strengthening the platform as one interconnection environment – where transport, peering and IP services develop on a unified…
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GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX
The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, repositories, and extensions on GitHub, npm, and VSCode/OpenVSX extensions. […]
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How hackers bypassed MFA with a $120 phishing kit – until a global takedown shut it down
In a co-ordinated public-private operation between law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity industry partners, Tycoon 2FA – one of the world’s most prolific phishing-as-a-service platforms – has been dismantled. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Europol-coordinated action disrupts Tycoon2FA phishing platform
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted Tycoon2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month. […]
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Slipstream Cyber included on Atmos First Response and Remediation Panel
COMPANY NEWS : Strengthening rapid cyber incident response through coordinated technical forensics and legal advisory expertise.
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Pakistan’s Top News Channels Hacked and Hijacked With Anti-Military Messages
Major Pakistani TV channels, including Geo News and ARY News, were hit by a coordinated cyberattack on 1 March 2026. Hackers took control of live satellite feeds to display unauthorised messages. Read more about the breach, the regional impact, and the reported counter-cyber response.
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Microsoft Warns Developers of Fake Next.js Job Repos Delivering In-Memory Malware
A “coordinated developer-targeting campaign” is using malicious repositories disguised as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessments to trick victims into executing them and establish persistent access to compromised machines. “The activity aligns with a broader cluster of threats that use job-themed lures to blend into routine developer workflows and increase the likelihood of code
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Fake Next.js job interview tests backdoor developer’s devices
The Microsoft Defender team has discovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials, including recruiting coding tests. […]
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Microsoft warns of job‑themed repo lures targeting developers with multi‑stage backdoors
Microsoft says it has uncovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessments. The campaign employs carefully crafted lures to blend into routine workflows, such as cloning repositories, opening projects, and running builds, thereby allowing the malicious code to execute undetected. Telemetry collected during an incident…
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International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized
A coordinated international operation supported by Eurojust dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating from three offices and targeting citizens throughout Europe. Authorities arrested 11 suspects and seized more than €400,000 in cash. Initial investigations identified victims in Latvia and Lithuania who lost over €160,000, with more people believed to have fallen for the fake investment…
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INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0: Turning collaboration into real-world cybercrime disruption
How Fortinet and global partners helped translate threat intelligence into coordinated action against large-scale online fraud networks.
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Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations
On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a coordinated drone strike on five airfields inside Russia, disabling or destroying aircrafts. The attack involved more than 100 drones carrying explosive payloads and targeting aircraft on the ground. The drones used mobile networks to transmit telemetry, receive instructions, and send back images during the operation, highlighting the integration…
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Urgent warnings from UK and US cyber agencies after Polish energy grid attack
A coordinated cyberattack that targeted Poland’s energy infrastructure in late December 2025 has prompted cybersecurity agencies to issue urgent warnings to critical national infrastructure operators on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
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Singapore telcos breached in China-linked cyber espionage campaign
Singapore’s four major telecommunications companies were hit by a coordinated cyber espionage campaign last year, the country’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) has revealed. An advanced persistent threat group known as UNC3886 has probed deep into the networks of M1, SIMBA Telecom, Singtel, and StarHub, spurring Singapore’s security agencies to mount a large cyber defence operation.…
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Poland’s energy control systems were breached through exposed VPN access
On 29 December 2025, coordinated cyberattacks unfolded across Poland’s critical infrastructure, targeting energy and industrial organizations. The attackers struck numerous wind and solar farms, a private manufacturing company, and a heat and power (CHP) plant, but failed to negatively affect energy generation or distribution. Poland’s national computer emergency response team, CERT Polska, assessed that all…