Notorious QakBot Malware Dismantled: $8.6M Seized and 700K Computers Freed

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the disruption of an international law enforcement operation that targeted the QakBot botnet and its related malware, which has been linked to numerous cyberattacks and caused nearly $60 million in global losses for victims. Evolution of QakBot Malware Originally identified as a banking trojan, QakBot, also known […]

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