AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform each scored 0% security effectiveness in CyberRatings.org’s evaluation of cloud network firewall vendors’ ability to prevent exploits and evasions.

X’s wave of outages resembled a DDoS attack and Dark Storm Team, a prolific threat group specializing in such attacks, claimed responsibility.

The long-running operation involved hijacked email accounts, phony login pages and a legitimate ID verification service.

Researchers at Avanan have found evidence of a phishing campaign that involves whited-out text intended to trick email security filters.

Researchers at Intel471 and AdvIntel say the cybercrime group probably has other plans for its talents.

"We could not find any evidence that these tools were used previously, or attribute them to a specific threat actor," Check Point researchers said.

Check Point Research inspected the malware's formidable layers of "anti-analysis" and "anti-deobfuscation" capabilities.

Police in Spain might averted big losses with some Mekotio-related arrests earlier this year, but the malware is back.

Few details about the incident were immediately available.

The campaign appears to be tied to a long-running operation that has also targeted government entitites in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.