Sality Malware botnet Disrupted in International Cyber Takedown

It took only 23 years to take down this botnet!

"... a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, in collaboration with private industry partners CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation, to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Sality and take down its infrastructure. ... 

Since 2003, the Sality botnet has installed malicious software (malware) on compromised devices, enabling cryptocurrency theft and cyberattacks on victims in the United States and abroad. ..."

Central District of California | Sality Malware Disrupted in International Cyber Takedown | United States Department of Justice

Credits: 23 Jahre aktiv: Behörden zerschlagen komplexes Botnetz