Derailing the Raptor Train botnet.

The US government has disrupted a botnet known as "Raptor Train" linked to the Chinese APT Flax Typhoon. A phishing campaign called "GitHub Scanner" is using GitHub repositories to distribute malware. The ransomware group Vanilla Tempest is targeting US healthcare providers, demanding $6 million for stolen airport data. The FCC has opened applications for a $200 million cybersecurity grant program for schools and libraries. GreyNoise Intelligence is tracking mysterious online "Noise Storms" that may involve secret messages and a connection to China. Walmart customers are being scammed via fake shopping lists and threatened with arrest. CISA has warned of five vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has pledged $100 million to boost US cybersecurity. Criminals are inadvertently hacking themselves, allowing researchers to unmask them.