World’s Most ‘Resilient Malware’ Botnet Emotet Taken Down

World’s Most ‘Resilient Malware’ Botnet Emotet Taken Down

Emotet malware botnet has been taken down by cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies after a joint global operation.


“Bye-bye botnets. Huge global operation brings down the world’s most dangerous malware,” read the tweet posted by Europol after taking down Emotet botnet.


According to Europol’s press release, the investigation against the Emotet botnet operations was launched two years back after taking on-board investigators from 8 countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, the FBI, and UK’s National Crime Agency. Well-organized criminal gangs mainly used the Emotet infrastructure.


However, it has been taken down through a joint operation after a two-year investigation spanning eight countries. Investigators also discovered a database comprising stolen usernames and passwords during the investigation.


What is Emotet botnet?


Emotet is dubbed the most dangerous and resilient malware for cyberattacks, claims a Europol spokesperson. The malware first appeared as a banking Trojan in 2014 and evolved into a powerful tool for conducting the most devastating cyber attacks over the years especially again Windows-based systems.

The malware functioned by entering the system as a harmless Word document sent via email attachments through phishing scams. The malware used to be hidden inside fake invoices, COVID-19 information, or delivery announcement.


Once the attachment is downloaded, the virus quickly replicates, allowing the malware operators to send in other trojan viruses to steal sensitive information like bank data or block data to extort money.





Source: Eu ..

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