European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled a pro-Russian cybercriminal network known as NoName057(16), responsible for multiple cyberattacks including targeting the Dutch parliament's website. The operation, named Eastwood, was coordinated by Europol, Eurojust, and ENISA, involving 19 countries including France and Spain, with Spanish police playing a leading role. Authorities shut down around 100 servers linked to the group and issued six arrest warrants in Germany. Subsequently, Ukrainian authorities arrested the suspected administrator of the Russian-speaking hacking forum XSS, which had over 50,000 users and was described as a darknet marketplace for stolen data and hacking tools generating approximately €7 million in revenue. The arrest was made in Kyiv with assistance from French and European agencies. In related cybersecurity developments, vulnerabilities in popular software such as WordPress mu-Plugins, CrushFTP, Google Chromium, and SonicWall devices have been identified and patched, addressing critical remote code execution flaws exploited by malware and backdoors.
🚨 Sophos & SonicWall just patched critical RCE flaws—some pre-auth, CVSS 9.8. One bug affects devices even after patching (via upgrade path). Another was used to plant a backdoor. Here’s what defenders need to know ↓ https://t.co/kP1tjX6Wuk
https://t.co/Cg3cKw6Yk6, le forum russe fréquenté par 50 000 pirates, a été démantelé par la police française ➡️ https://t.co/6KvUCaTa1h https://t.co/zxxydEqkSt
SonicWall fixed critical flaw in SMA 100 devices exploited in Overstep malware attacks: https://t.co/wWADnqb0BN by Security Affairs #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news