Operation Endgame Targets Trickbot, IcedID, Other Botnets in Huge Disruption

In perhaps the largest coordinated action against malware operators and their infrastructure, Europol and a cadre of law enforcement agencies have disrupted the operations of several notorious malware families, including IcedID, Trickbot, Smokeloader, and Bumblebee. As part of the disruption, authorities arrested four suspects, seized more than 2,000 domains and 100 servers.

The action, known as Operation Endgame, was a comprehensive move against a large swath of the malware infrastructure in use today. Trickbot, for instance, has …

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