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Week in review: European retailers hit by refrigeration cyberattacks again, Patch Tuesday forecast
This Help Net Security weekly roundup highlights refrigeration cyberattacks against European retailers, a forecast for the next Patch Tuesday, and an interview with Vinay Thakker, CTO of KloudStax, on setting identity, credentials and network limits for AI coding agents. Thakker argues agents should run under their own identity, with the user's identity attached when acting on someone's behalf. The roundup also reports that Google disrupted the XCPE botnet.
Google and partners disrupt XCPE botnet of 1.3 million devices
Google and partners have disrupted the XCPE botnet, which comprised around 1.3 million devices. Google alleges that Android device manufacturer Videostrong operated it. The malware installed a backdoor on set-top boxes and IoT devices to create infrastructure for criminal activity.