Police dismantle world's 'most dangerous' criminal hacking network

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International law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday they had dismantled a criminal hacking scheme used to steal billions of dollars from businesses and private citizens worldwide.

Police in six European countries, as well as Canada and the United States, completed a joint operation to take control of Internet servers used to run and control a malware network known as “Emotet,” authorities said in a statement.

Emotet is used by cyber criminals to first gain access to a victim’s computer before then downloading additional malicious software, such as trojans designed to steal banking passwords or ransomware which can lock a computer until an extortion fee is paid. German police said infections with Emotet had caused at least 14.5 million euros of damage in their country. Globally, Emotet-linked damages cost about $2.5 billion, Ukrainian authorities said.

 

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Hacking as in Democrats hacking into voting machines? Lol... you know it happened

Ukrainian police 👍

That’s awesome. Usually any news about hackers is bad; it’s a nice feeling that this is bad news for them.

The GOP? Criminals, sure but hacking? Does coughing count as hacking these days? 🤔

Is the Police even capable of doing that? 🤷‍♂️

And it’s back

Oof I'm safe

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