FBI disrupts Chinese 'state-sponsored' hackers 'Flax Typhoon', who tried to resist takedown of 260,000-device botnet
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Law Enforcement Seizes LockBit Ransomware Infrastructure
Law enforcement agencies including UK NCA and FBI take down thousands of sites belonging to prolific LockBit ransomware hackers
FBI Leads Takedown Of Qakbot Malware Infecting 700,000 Computers
International takedown. US, UK and European law enforcement takes down infrastructure of the Qakbot malware
Genesis Market Takedown Sees 120 Suspects Arrested
Largest online marketplace selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide has been taken down in international operation
US Seizes Servers Of Prolific Ransomware Gang Hive
FBI has hacked the hackers, after it “covertly infiltrated Hive Network, thwarting over $130m in ransom demands”
Twitter Seeks Judicial Review Of Indian Takedown Order
Clash continues, Twitter court challenge against Indian government order to remove certain content it deems to be against the law
REvil Gang Websites Go Dark After Attacks
Websites for the criminal ransomware hackers linked to Russia suddenly disappeared on Tuesday, prompting takedown speculation
Emotet Botnet Offline After Global Takedown By Police
Good news. One of the world's most dangerous botnets, Emotet, has been taken down in a co-ordinated police operation around the world
Microsoft Takes Down Trickbot Hacking Operation
Another takedown from Microsoft sees it disrupt key Trickbot servers, which it said could have indirectly impact US election infrastructure
Facebook Shuts Down Russian Military Intelligence Operations
Social networking giant takes down 'co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour' connected to Russian military intelligence services
Facebook Dismantles Russian Influence Operation After FBI Tip
Russian meddling in the United States has been detected again and dismantled, after Facebook receives tip off from the FBI
‘BlueLeaks’ Hacked US Police Data Removed In German Takedown
Zwickau public prosecutor confiscates server used to distribute hundreds of gigabytes of data hacked from police forces across the US
Coronavirus: NCSC Takedown Of Hundreds Of Scam Covid-19 Shops
UK cyber defender NCSC takes down 2,000 Coronavirus scams last month - launches ‘cyber aware’ campaign to mitigate threats
Microsoft And Others Takedown Botnet Necurs
One of the world's largest botnets that was responsible for multiple scams and infected over nine million computers, has been taken down
Microsoft Takes Control Of ‘Thallium’ Hacking Domains
Cyber win. Web domains used by North Korean hacking group Thallium have been seized by Microsoft
Twitter Suspends 166,000 Accounts For Terrorism
Says the decline in banned terrorism content is partly down to effectiveness of its policing tech
Gamarue Botnet Disrupted In Global Operation
Law enforcement agencies around the world close down long-running botnets powered by Gamarue malware
Cisco Takes Down £40m Ransomware Gang
Ransomware gang using Angler exploit kit to make $60m (£39m) annually has been shut down
Microsoft And Friends Disrupt Resilient ZeroAccess Botnet
Microsoft and its partners have successfully disrupted the Sirefef botnet, also known as ZeroAcces
Microsoft Removes Million PCs From Citadel Botnet Clutches
Microsoft has freed more than 1.2 million PCs from the control of the Citadel botnet and its criminal masters
Botnets Adopt Peer-to-Peer To Combat Takedowns
Botnets are adopting the use of peer-to-peer communications to hamper takedown efforts by the industry
Zeus Bots Remain Active Despite Microsoft Takedown
A few Zeus botnets reportedly remain active despite Microsoft closing down the bulk of them last month
Microsoft Names Developer Behind The Kelihos Spam Botnet
Microsoft has amended its original Kelihos civil lawsuit to add a Russian security professional as the developer of the spamming malware