Law Enforcement Operation Disrupts Notorious Emotet Botnet
Source: Europol A multinational law enforcement operation has disrupted the Emotet botnet's infrastructure by gaining control of hundreds of servers, reports the EU's law enforcement intelligence agency, Europol. Authorities also redirected computers previously infected by Emotet to servers operated by law enforcement agencies, Europol says, to help arrest the infections. "This was big crime, and this is a big success for law enforcement, especially across borders," says Alan Woodward, a visiting computer science professor at the University of Surrey and cybersecurity adviser to Europol. "Th...
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