01-Mar-2026 Europol Cybercrime Arrests, Polygon Botnet Breakthrough & ClawJacked Vulnerability

Welcome to Hacked dAily, the cutting-edge cybersecurity podcast from Cytadel Cyber. Today's top story: Europol's international crackdown has dismantled The Com cybercrime network, leading to 30 arrests. This highlights global law enforcement collaboration as crucial to protecting digital infrastructures from sophisticated threats impacting businesses and economies. Researchers at Qrator Labs discovered the Aeternum botnet, which uses smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain for command-and-control. Its decentralized structure poses new challenges for cybersecurity, signaling a shift in how malware operators maintain resilience against takedowns. The "ClawJacked Flaw" allows malicious websites to hijack OpenClaw AI agents through WebSocket connections, risking sensitive data and operational integrity. This reveals the ongoing need for robust web communication security in AI environments. DragonForce ransomware group targeted Aegis Project Controls, compromising the construction sector with data theft and file encryption. This underscores the urgency for enhanced cybersecurity measures and incident response strategies in vulnerable industries. Lastly, AI-augmented detection engineering is advancing with ES|QL (Elastic Security Query Language), enhancing threat identification techniques. This advancement is pivotal for translating large datasets into insights, thereby strengthening organizational security postures. Join us each day for the latest in cybersecurity. Stay informed, stay secure. This episode is sponsored by Cytadel Cyber. Specialist in Ransomware Readiness Assessments, Threat Intel-Led Red Teaming, AI DeepFakes, AI Voice Cloning and AI Vishing Simulations. Cyatdel helps you test your cyber resilience against the threats of today, keeping your data secure. Checkout cytadel.co.uk for more information.