Emotet Botnet Disrupted in International Cyber Operation Details Written by IVN
Charlotte, North Carolina - The Justice Department Thursday announced its participation in a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to disrupt and take down the infrastructure of the malware and botnet known as Emotet. Additionally, officials in Lithuania, Sweden, and Ukraine assisted in this major cyber investigative action.
“The Emotet malware and botnet infected hundreds of thousands of computers throughout the United States, including our critical infrastructure, and caused millions of dollars in damage to victims worldwide,” said Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin. “Cyber criminals will not escape justice regardless of where they operate. Working with public and private partners around the world we will relentlessly pursue them while using the full arsenal of to
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Cybercrimes have evolved into something far more dangerous in these past few years. In what can be declared as a major victory and peace of mind to millions around the world, the world s most dangerous malware botnet was finally taken down after a two-year-long battle. The global forces had joined hands on this one, including the Europol, FBI, UK s National Crime Agency among others.
The sophisticated botnet dubbed as Emotet is touted as one of the most significant ones in the last decade. It first appeared as a banking trojan in 2014 but evolved into one of the most powerful malware in use by cybercriminals. Emotet was used in a number of organized attacks, including manipulation of 2020 US Presidential campaign and infiltrating the world s largest oil company Saudi Aramco. Also, Emotet malware was used to deploy an attack on the Berlin Court of Justice, German individuals and institutions, causing at least EUR 14.5 million i