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Anti-Flock Vandal Forgot About All The Other Cameras Watching Him
Marcus Bee, a 40-year-old Californian, was arrested and jailed after allegedly destroying three Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in Monterey County, causing thousands of dollars in damage — only to be caught on other nearby surveillance cameras he failed to disable. The arrest is part of a broader trend of Americans targeting Flock cameras across the country, driven by concerns over privacy, potential immigration enforcement use, and alleged constitutional violations. While law enforcement defends the cameras as vital investigative tools, critics including the ACLU raise concerns about mass data collection, and there have been documented cases of officers misusing the technology to stalk individuals.
Kratos Phishing Kit Dismantled: 200 Servers Down, But 1,800 Customers Still Have the Code
German and US authorities, alongside Indonesian police, have dismantled Kratos, a major phishing-as-a-service platform that enabled around 1,800 criminal customers to run approximately 15,000 phishing campaigns per month, taking more than 200 servers offline and arresting its alleged developer. The kit was particularly dangerous due to its adversary-in-the-middle capability, which stole live Microsoft 365 session cookies alongside credentials, allowing attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication entirely. However, the takedown leaves the kit's existing customer base and their copies of the code untouched, raising concerns that similar operations could resurface under a new name.
1.4 Million Scam Accounts Taken Down in Southeast Asia Crackdown
In a coordinated operation called "Disruption Week," law enforcement agencies including the US Department of Justice and Royal Thai Police, alongside major tech companies such as Meta, Microsoft, and Google, dismantled scam networks operating out of Southeast Asia. The effort resulted in over 1.4 million social media and Microsoft accounts being disrupted, 63 arrests, and more than $3.8 million in cryptocurrency assets frozen. The targeted scam compounds, located in Cambodia, Laos, and Burma, had been trafficking workers under false pretenses and forcing them to carry out large-scale fraud operations against victims in the US and abroad.