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Matt Simpson on 2026-07-02 06:00 pm 🚀

BrianKrebs on 2026-07-02 02:36 pm

New, breaking: FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR]. The action comes roughly two weeks after KrebsOnSecurity published findings from multiple security firms connecting NetNut to the Popa botnet, a collection of at least two million devices that have been compromised by malicious software with little or no consent from victims."

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/fbi-seizes-netnut-proxy-platform-popa-botnet/

#popa #botnet #cybercrime #residentialproxies #netnut

A graphic depicting NetNut's proxy infrastructure shows a NetNut user (proxy customer) accessing a NetNut gateway, which then relays the request to one of many NetNut control servers and through to the Popa botnet victim and on to the targeted website or destination (and back of course).

A seizure notice from the FBI features the seals of the DOJ, the FBI, the IRS-CI, and the logos of Shadowserver, Lumen and Google.

This domain has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with federal law as part
of a law enforcement action, taken in coordination with the Department of Justice and the Internal
Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, against the NetNut residential proxy platform, its administrators,
and its subscribers.

The FBI also acknowledges that Google, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, and the Shadowserver Foundation, with
assistance from their partners, have disrupted other domains and infrastructure used by the NetNut
residential proxy platform and its subscribers in separate and independent operations pursuant to civil
action and violations of terms of service, respectively.

Matt Simpson on 2026-07-02 05:54 pm 🚀

Ravenheart on 2026-07-02 05:02 pm

#Art is not a luxury, it is a necessity. You #artists, #writers, #musicians, #developers and others are doing a vital service for humanity. Thank you.

Matt Simpson on 2026-07-02 06:19 am

And since I've been talking about #music recently, a new Playdeaf album Goldfish Bowl was released today! https://tidal.com/album/528547337/u

Damn, so good to hear a new album from these guys. My favourite is Window.

Playdeaf - Goldfish Bowl

Listen to Goldfish Bowl on TIDAL

Matt Simpson on 2026-07-01 03:46 am 🚀

Nick Appleyard on 2026-07-01 03:41 am

Happy Birthday #Canada!
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