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Researchers didn’t want to glamorize cybercrims. So they roasted them

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2026-04-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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The article describes how security firms and law enforcement are shifting tactics from simply dismantling infrastructure to publicly undermining and mocking cybercriminals, citing examples including LockBit's infrastructure seizure, the Rhadamanthys infostealer takedown, and an exploited Cisco RCE (CVE-2026-20045) being traded on forums; the piece emphasizes operational and trust fractures within criminal networks rather than providing technical indicators.

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