IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

The Verge

I thought I had malware on my main Windows 11 machine this weekend. There I was minding my own business in Chrome before tabbing back to a game …

The Hacker News

Operation Duck Hunt takes down QakBot, a powerful Windows malware! Over 700000 computers globally compromised. $8.6 Million in crypto seized.

ABC

In an operation dubbed “Duck Hunt”, the FBI and partners seize control of malware network Qakbot, which has crippled millions of tech users for …

The Mining Gazette

LOS ANGELES — U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major global malware network …

Campus Safety Magazine

Qakbot Malware Infected More Than 700000 Victim Computers, Facilitated Ransomware Deployments, and Caused Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in …

Time

The FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a global malware network used to commit a gamut of online crimes.

Cybersecurity Dive

The botnet and malware had infected more than 700,000 computers worldwide and was linked to the abuse of OneNote files. Published Aug. 30, 2023.

YouTube

FBI takes down global hacker network, dismantles Qakbot malware. 4.2K views · 7 hours ago …more. ABC 7 Chicago. 553K. Subscribe.

CSO Online

They have now rushed to deploy new malware implants on victims' devices once the attack was discovered and remediation efforts started.

MeriTalk

The FBI and the Justice Department (DoJ) said on Aug. 29 that they have successfully disrupted and dismantled the malware and botnet known as …