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Sality Botnet Dismantled After 23 Years by Global Law Enforcement Effort

Authorities and cybersecurity firms have taken down the long-running Sality botnet, neutralizing its operations and preventing further cybercrime after infecting millions of computers worldwide.

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Sality botnet emerges, infecting computers worldwide

The Next Web ↗

CrowdStrike and law enforcement begin coordinated disruption of Sality

Crowdstrike Blog ↗

Authorities announce dismantling of Sality botnet after two decades

World News CNA ↗

US Department of Justice confirms Sality takedown and infrastructure seizure

The Hacker News ↗

Over 15,000 infected systems cut off from Sality control

The Register - Security ↗

Action prevents further cryptocurrency theft by Sality operators

TechRadar ↗

Nonprofits begin outreach to victims of Sality botnet

Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News ↗

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  1. Sality Botnet Linked to 11 Million IPs Disrupted After 23 Years
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  1. Government, industry partner to shut down long-running Sality botnet
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  2. International Operation Disrupts Sality P2P Botnet
    Infosecurity Magazine

12 articles

  1. CrowdStrike Disrupts Sality Botnet After More Than 20 Years
    eSecurityPlanet
  2. Dogged Russia-based botnet dismantled after 23-year run
    Cyberscoop
  3. A botnet running for 23 years with over 15,000 endpoints has finally been shut down by law enforcement and Crowdstrike
    TechRadar
  4. FBI and CrowdStrike Disrupt 20-Year-Old Sality Botnet Controlling 15,000+ Infected Systems
    Cyber Security News
  5. Sality, one of the longest-running botnets, finally gets disrupted
    The Record by Recorded Future

3 articles

  1. Cops, CrowdStrike disrupt Sality botnet by poisoning the network and diverting into sinkholes
    The Register - Security
  2. Russian cybercrime operation being dismantled after two decades, US officials and CrowdStrike say
    World News CNA
  3. Peer Pressure: Inside the Sality Botnet Disruption Operation
    Crowdstrike Blog