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International Law Enforcement Operation Cracks Down on Some of the Biggest Dropper Malware and Botnets - CPO Magazine

This CPO Magazine article reports on a Europol-led operation that disrupted dropper malware botnets, affecting over 100 servers and 2,000 domains across a dozen countries. Casey Ellis, founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Bugcrowd, praises the cross-country coordination and says the takedown shows attackers that capable, resourced defenders are in place.

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A Europol-headed law enforcement operation has put a serious dent in the dropper malware ecosystem, disrupting the botnets that these dropper systems rely on to function, with over 100 servers and 2,000 domains impacted across about a dozen countries.

Inventors / authors: Scott Ikeda