New, by me:

Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation campaigns inside the European Union. The two men were the focus of a 2025 KrebsOnSecurity story about how their hosting companies had assumed control over the technical infrastructure of Stark Industries Solutions, an Internet service provider sanctioned last year by the EU as a frequent staging ground for cyber mischief from Russia’s intelligence agencies.

krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/ne…

Previous reporting on Stark Industries:

May 2024: Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud: krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/st…

July 2024: The Stark Truth Behind the Resurgence of Russia's Fin7: krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/th…

September 2025: Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions: krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/bu…

#russia #cybercrime #arrest #sanctions

New, from me: Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster 'Dort' Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada

Canadian authorities on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man on suspicion of building and operating Kimwolf, a fast spreading Internet-of-Things botnet that enslaved millions of devices for use in a series of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the past six months. KrebsOnSecurity publicly named the suspect in February 2026 after the accused launched a volley of DDoS, doxing and swatting campaigns against this author and a security researcher. He now faces criminal hacking charges in both Canada and the United States.

krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/al…

#botnet #ddos #kimwolf #cybercrime