DDoS waves took North Korean state websites offline for about 32 hours
Kentik tied failures starting October 20 to traffic from Vietnam, Venezuela and elsewhere, but named no operator.
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29 articles · newest firstDDoS waves knock more than 40 North Korean websites offline
Kentik tied October 20 outages to synchronized traffic from Vietnam, the Philippines and Venezuela; no perpetrator was identified.
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Venezuelan Cartel's Malware Honcho Nabbed for ATM Jackpotting
A Venezuelan Tren de Aragua malware figure, the first cybercriminal on the FBI most-wanted list, was nabbed for ATM jackpotting.
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Alleged ATM malware creator appears in Nebraska court after arrest
Alleged Ploutus creator Anibal Canelon Aguirre pleaded not guilty in Nebraska federal court.
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FBI Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Developer of Ploutus ATM Malware
FBI arrested Ploutus developer Anibal Canelon Aguirre, accused of leading Tren de Aragua ATM jackpotting.
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Alleged dev of Ploutus ATM malware appears in US court after arrest
Alleged Ploutus developer Anibal Canelon Aguirre appeared in US court after arrest over ATM jackpotting that stole over $5.4 million.
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U.S. may have overthrown Venezuela due to chat with Grok
Daily Beast says Trump consulted Grok before ordering Maduro's capture and is pushing voluntary AI rules.
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US sanctions Tren de Aragua gang members in ATM hacks crackdown
Treasury sanctioned eight Tren de Aragua members over ATM jackpotting that stole about $40.7 million.
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Tren de Aragua ATM Jackpotting Network Linked to $40.7 Million in U.S. Losses
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Tren de Aragua network tied to $40.7 million in ATM jackpotting losses.
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Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president
Time reports Trump consulted xAI's Grok before the U.S. capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro.
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Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network
US Treasury sanctioned alleged Ploutus ATM-malware developer Anibal Canelon Aguirre and associates tied to Tren de Aragua.
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US sanctions 10 over ATM malware scheme tied to Tren de Aragua
OFAC sanctioned 10 people over a Ploutus ATM-jackpotting scheme that US officials link to Tren de Aragua.
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Pentagon cyber chief: The demand far exceeds supply
Pentagon cyber policy chief Katie Sutton says demand for military cyber operations far exceeds supply.
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USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance tech
ASPI warns Venezuela will adopt Chinese LLM-based AI surveillance from sanctioned iFlytek, urging Secretary Rubio to dismantle the Chinese-built surveillance apparatus.
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China's Salt Typhoon backdoors Latin American orgs with new snooping malware
China-linked Salt Typhoon deployed new modular backdoor SparroWocky against Latin American government agencies since August 2025.
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China’s FamousSparrow hackers target Latin America with new backdoor
ESET links a new SparroWocky backdoor campaign against Latin American government agencies to Chinese espionage group FamousSparrow.
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FamousSparrow Swaps SparrowDoor For New SparroWocky Backdoor
China-aligned FamousSparrow deployed its new SparroWocky backdoor against Latin American governments since August 2025, initially accessing networks via exploited Exchange servers.
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FamousSparrow Exploits Public-Facing Exchange Servers to Deploy SparroWocky Backdoor
ESET attributes a new SparroWocky backdoor to espionage group FamousSparrow, deployed via exploited internet-facing Exchange servers across Latin American governments.
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FamousSparrow Deploys New SparroWocky Backdoor Against Latin American Governments
China-aligned APT FamousSparrow deployed a new modular backdoor, SparroWocky, against government entities across eight Latin American countries since August 2025, ESET reports.
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China-Aligned FamousSparrow Deploys SparroWocky Backdoor Across Latin America
China-aligned espionage group FamousSparrow replaced SparrowDoor with a new modular backdoor, SparroWocky, targeting government entities across eight Latin American countries since August 2025.
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Chinese hackers use SparroWocky malware in govt espionage attacks
ESET reports China-linked FamousSparrow deployed a new modular backdoor, SparroWocky, in year-long espionage attacks on Latin American government organizations.
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Beware the SparroWock: The backdoor that bites, the commands that catch
ESET attributes a new modular C++ backdoor, SparroWocky, to China-aligned group FamousSparrow, deployed against government entities across Latin America since August 2025.
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CIA’s Michael Ellis says cyber intelligence is changing how the agency operates
CIA deputy director says cyber operations built the intelligence picture enabling US forces to capture Nicolás Maduro in Operation Absolute Resolve.
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CIA official touts agency’s Cyber Mission Center in capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
CIA deputy director credits the Cyber Mission Center's cyber operations for the intelligence picture behind Nicolás Maduro's capture.
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Breeze Comet Executes Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions via Brazilian Payment Systems
Google/Mandiant profile Breeze Comet, a Brazil-based e-crime group executing fraudulent Pix and STR payment transactions at banks, retailers, and fintechs.
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Five Venezuelan Nationals Plead Guilty in Kansas ATM Jackpotting Attempt
Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty to failed ATM jackpotting attempts in Kansas as the FBI reports 700+ US incidents in 2025.
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Five plead guilty in latest federal ATM jackpotting case
Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty to ATM jackpotting conspiracy tied to Ploutus malware, as FBI tallies $58 million in losses since 2021.
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Dark Caracal Deploys New Go Malware With Ethereum-Based C2 Fallback
Dark Caracal targeted a Venezuelan communications organization with new Go-based GoCaracal malware and an updated Bandook backdoor using Ethereum smart-contract C2 fallback.
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GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address
Arctic Wolf links new Go-based GoCaracal malware with Ethereum smart-contract C2 fallback to Dark Caracal, targeting a Venezuelan communications organization.
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- Tren de Araguathreat actor · 9
- SparroWockymalware · 8
- ESETvendor · 8
- FamousSparrowthreat actor · 8
- Ploutusmalware · 7
- Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirrethreat actor · 6
- SparrowDoormalware · 5
- FBIorganization · 5
- U.S. Department of Justiceorganization · 4
- Salt Typhoonthreat actor · 4
- Federal Bureau of Investigationorganization · 4
- U.S. Department of the Treasuryorganization · 4
- ESETorganization · 3
- TRM Labsorganization · 3
- Office of Foreign Assets Controlorganization · 3
- Earth Estriesthreat actor · 3
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