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Operation Endgame malware takedown turns up over 6 million stolen logins
Help Net Security · By Mirko Zorz ·
The Brief
- Police in nine countries, working with Europol, took down servers behind Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC malware operations.
- More than 6 million credentials stolen from infected computers were recovered.
- Europol announced the action as the latest round of Operation Endgame.
Why it matters
Credentials stolen by these infostealer and loader malware families may have been circulating among criminals, so the takedown reduces an active source of account compromise, but affected accounts may still need checking.
Who’s affected
- Developers and IT teams whose machines may have been infected by Gootloader, CastleRAT or StealC
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- #credentials
Police in nine countries, working with Europol, took down servers behind the Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC malware operations this week and recovered more than 6 million credentials stolen from infected computers. Europol announced the action as the latest round of Operation…
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Help Net Security reports the takedown of servers behind Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC and recovery of over 6 million stolen logins
Help Net Security
Operation Endgame malware takedown turns up over 6 million stolen logins