Major Botnet Takedown: FBI Disrupts QakBot Malware Infecting Over 700,000 Systems.
Big news in the cybersecurity world - the FBI just announced a major multinational operation to disrupt and dismantle the QakBot malware and botnet. This is one of the largest botnet takedowns ever conducted by U.S. law enforcement. QakBot infected victim computers primarily through spam emails containing malicious links or attachments. Once installed, QakBot could deliver additional malware including ransomware. It turned infected...