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New, from me: 'Popa' Botnet Linked to Publicly Traded Israeli Firm "For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass data-scraping efforts. This week, researchers from multiple security firms concluded that the Popa botnet is linked to NetNut, a “residential proxy” provider operated by the publicly-traded Israeli firm Alarum Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ: ALAR]." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/popa-botnet-linked-to-publicly-traded-israeli-firm/ There is an incredible amount of interesting data and findings in the reports on Popa released this week. For example, the proxy detection service Spur told me they recently scraped the LG and Samsung app stores and found that each had approximately 3,000 apps available for download. Spur said it found that more than 42 percent of apps available for download via the webOS operating system on LG smart TVs include SDKs that turn one’s television into an always-on residential proxy node. More than a quarter of the apps made for Samsung’s Tizen operating system had similar residential proxy components, Spur found. #proxy #popa #botnet #lg #samsung

Times of India | FDI inflows rise 17% to record $95 billion AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. In 2025‑26 India saw gross foreign direct investment (FDI) surge by 16.7% to a six‑year high of $94.5 billion, reversing a four‑year decline in net inflows, which rose to $7.7 billion from under $1 billion the year before. After accounting for $53.6 billion of repatriation and disinvestment, direct investment in the country increased 40.6% to $40.9 billion, while FDI from Indian firms grew 18% to $33.3 billion and domestic companies boosted their outbound investments by 22% to $22.6 billion. Analysts note that the slowdown in AI‑related projects is tempering overall growth, but the government’s push for data‑centre development has attracted commitments of about $70 billion from Google, Microsoft and Amazon, plus another $65 billion from firms such as Foxconn and Vinfast. Recent large‑scale investments in financial services—$4 billion from Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ in Shriram Finance and Sumitomo Mitsui’s stake in Yes Bank—along with newly liberalised FDI rules in insurance (now allowing 100% overseas ownership) are expected to further lift inflows. At the same time, tighter scrutiny of Chinese investments and geopolitical uncertainties in West Asia and the United States are causing some global corporations to postpone new projects until policy clarity improves. Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/fdi-inflows-rise-17-to-record-95-billion/articleshow/131270445.cms #Hyundai #LG #Google #Microsoft #Amazon

And can I just say how sad I am LG no longer makes cell phones? Ive got an oldass LG phone I use for projects. Its been sitting on my workbench for *months*. I think.. well.. better plug that in.. screen blinks.. 100% charge. Turned off it lost 0% charge over months. #LG #cellphone #GoneTooSoon