In a sweeping coordinated strike against the infrastructure fueling global cybercrime, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized hundreds of web domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR]. The takedown, executed with the assistance of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal…
June 12, 2026 — A recently issued federal advisory concerning the banking sector has ignited a firestorm of controversy, with civil rights advocates and legal experts warning that the guidance may be a calculated move to stifle economic mobility for immigrant populations. The advisory, which outlines "heightened compliance expectations" for financial institutions dealing with specific…
The digital infrastructure supporting thousands of educational institutions across the United States faced a systemic collapse this May, as a sophisticated data extortion campaign targeted Instructure, the parent company of the widely used Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas. The incident, which saw the platform’s login portals hijacked to display ransom demands, sent shockwaves through the…
In a high-stakes operation targeting the intersection of private enterprise and state-sponsored digital warfare, Dutch financial crime investigators have arrested the co-owners of two internet hosting firms. The move marks a significant escalation in the European Union’s efforts to neutralize the "bulletproof" infrastructure that has empowered Russian intelligence agencies to stage cyberattacks, coordinate disinformation campaigns,…
