In a joint advisory with Western allies, the National Cyber Security Centre sounded the alarm about variants of BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE.

The 21 signatories support a number of steps, such as banning vendors who behave illegally, in a document agreed to last week in Paris.

Apple’s choice has caused some U.S. encryption defenders to worry about how the company may respond to similar requests from other governments.

The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.

Action plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop.

ForeScout said one of them warranted rating at the maximum severity level, although DrayTek has issued patches.

The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July.

Other countries seeking data sharing agreements similar to the one with the U.K. include Turkey, Japan, India and most of Europe.

The ransomware has previously received little public scrutiny.

The search warrant targeted a Florida hosting company alleged to have facilitated the botnet activity.