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The SocksEscort proxy network allowed cybercriminals to purchase access to routers infected with malware, which they used to conceal their location and IP addresses.

The number of FBI searches of data collected through the surveillance program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) between December 2024 to November 2025 rose to 7,413 from 5,518 the previous year.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Ofcom stressed that they expect immediate action, with Ofcom saying that firms have until the end of April to report back on their plans.

Brig. Gen. Matthew Lennox, a senior leader at Army Cyber Command, will take over for Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, who had led the force since 2024.

In an 8-K filing with the SEC, Stryker confirmed that the cyberattack caused a global disruption to the company’s Microsoft environment and said external cybersecurity experts were brought in to “assess and to contain the threat.”

The medical device manufacturer Stryker confirmed reports Wednesday that a cyberattack has disrupted operations after a hacker group claimed to have targeted the company in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

In a statement shared with local media, parliament said its main systems and official website remained operational but confirmed that internal email services used by the parliamentary administration had been temporarily suspended.

The company said Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial accounts, medical information and health insurance information was stolen during the cyberattack.

Meta said it disrupted an influence operation linked to Iran that used “sophisticated fake personas” on Instagram to build relationships with U.S. users before introducing political messaging.

Meta said it removed 159 million scam ads last year amid calls from U.S. lawmakers for an investigation into the company’s “facilitation of and profiting from” fraudulent advertising.

Rudd, who was confirmed 71-29 to serve as the “dual-hat” leader of the organizations, takes the reins as the U.S. faces mounting aggression in cyberspace from foreign adversaries at the same time the Trump administration has sought to shrink the size of the federal government.

Cyberespionage remains the country’s most significant digital threat, with attackers targeting government systems, research institutions and companies developing advanced technologies, according to a new intel report.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) gave all federal civilian agencies until Thursday to patch CVE-2025-26399 — a critical vulnerability impacting the popular SolarWinds Web Help Desk.

The plan is the latest effort to curb what has become the most common crime in the United Kingdom, with official surveys estimating that fraud accounts for about 40% of recorded crime.

In a notice on Monday, the agency said people and businesses with active applications for the permits are being targeted with phishing emails that often include detailed, accurate information “including property addresses, case numbers, and the true names of city and county officials.”

The Senate voted 68-28 to limit debate on Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, who has been selected for the dual-hat role.

The White House unveiled its National Cyber Strategy, pledging more offensive cyber actions against criminal networks and adversarial governments.

An executive order calls for the creation of a Victim Restoration Program in 90 days that will provide “restoration or remission to victims of cyber-enabled fraud schemes from funds clawed back, forfeited, or seized from the transnational criminal organizations that perpetrate such schemes.”

Russian state hackers are carrying out a global campaign to compromise Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to government officials and military personnel, Dutch intelligence warned Monday.

The internet shutdown in Iran entered its sixth day on Friday, with human rights groups calling on the country's leaders to restore digital access.