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A multinational law enforcement hacking operation disrupted the botnet infrastructure used to distribute the Qakbot trojan at the weekend, in a major setback for the cyber criminal underworld.

As well as shutting down the threat group’s infrastructure, the FBI-led sting remotely uninstalled Qakbot malware found on 700,000 computers.

"Operation Duck Hunt" is not likely to eliminate the initial access botnet forever, but the proactive removal of the malware from victim machines by law enforcement is one of the largest and most significant efforts of its kind.

U.S. officials said the Qakbot malware had enabled hundreds of millions in damages by supporting crime like ransomware

Cyberattackers are slow to implement AI in their attack chains, according to Mandiant's analysis.

Report comes after AI witnessed unprecedented surge in its use for spreading misinformation drives, deep fakes

How much of a risk do hacktivists pose? Hacktivism's heyday was arguably a decade ago. While activists do keep using chaotic online attacks to loudly promote their cause, they're tough to distinguish from fake operations run by governments, including Russia and Iran.

How much of a risk do hacktivists pose? Hacktivism's heyday was arguably a decade ago. While activists do keep using chaotic online attacks to loudly promote their cause, they're tough to distinguish from fake operations run by governments, including Russia and Iran.

How much of a risk do hacktivists pose? Hacktivism's heyday was arguably a decade ago. While activists do keep using chaotic online attacks to loudly promote their cause, they're tough to distinguish from fake operations run by governments, including Russia and Iran.