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Global operation dismantles DanaBot malware network, indicting 16 and recovering $50M+ in losses. #Cybersecurity #DanaBot #OperationEndgame

More details: https://cyberscoop.com/danabot-malware-botnet-seizure-takedown - https://www.flagthis.com/news/15679

#DanaBot botnet disrupted, #QakBot leader indicted: #OperationEndgame, mounted by law enforcement and judicial authorities from the US, Canada and the EU, continues to deliver positive results by disrupting the DanaBot botnet and indicting the leaders of both the DanaBot and Qakbot Malware-as-a-Service operations. (May 2025)

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/23/operation-endgame-danabot-botnet-disrupted-qakbot-leader-indicted

🌐🚨 Grote klap voor cybercriminelen! 300 servers en 650 domeinen in beslag genomen tijdens #OperationEndgame. Samen staan we sterk tegen ransomware! 💪🔒 #Cybersecurity
https://itinsights.nl/cybersecurity/hackers-ontwricht-300-servers-vernietigd-in-epische-slag/

Operation Endgame 2.0: 20 Haftbefehle, Hunderte Server außer Gefecht gesetzt | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Operation-Endgame-2-0-20-Haftbefehle-Hunderte-Server-ausser-Gefecht-gesetzt-10394215.html #OperationEndgame #OperationEndgame2 #Malware #Ranswomware #Hacking #CyberCrime #Bumblebee #Latrodectus #Qakbot #DanaBot #HijackLoader #Warmcookie #Trickbot #Prolock #Doppelpaymer #REvil #Conti #BlackBasta #Cactus

Police takes down 300 servers in #ransomware supply-chain crackdown

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-takes-down-300-servers-in-ransomware-supply-chain-crackdown/

#cybersecurity #cybercrime #OperationEndgame

⛔ #OperationEndgame: Police takes down DanaBot malware network; 300 servers neutralized, €21.2M in crypto seized and 16 charged/

Read: https://hackread.com/operation-endgame-danabot-malware-neutralizes-servers/

#CyberSecurity #CyberCrime #DanaBot #Malware #Europe

Endgame 2.0 – Wenn Cyberkriminelle Schach matt gesetzt werden! Mit der zweiten Phase der Operation Endgame zeigen das BKA, die ZIT und internationale Partner eindrucksvoll, was möglich ist, wenn Ermittlungsbehörden global und entschlossen agieren:

37 Akteure identifiziert
20 internationale Haftbefehle erlassen
300 Server vom Netz genommen
650 Domains unschädlich gemacht
Kryptowährungen im Wert von 3,5 Mio. € sichergestellt

#Cybersecurity #OperationEndgame #BKA #Cybercrime #ITSecurity

In mei 2025 werd een belangrijke stap gezet in de strijd tegen ransomware, een van de meest verwoestende vormen van cybercriminaliteit.

Podcast Youtube: https://youtu.be/WvuDAwJCy9g?si=I_wEFuu9WhPkRA9R

Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kMM8oX6SPE7hBQRiWJccl?si=39316eda491b4288

Artikel Cybercrimeinfo: https://www.ccinfo.nl/menu-nieuws-trends/opsporing/opsporing-cyber-nieuws/2522747_de-wereld-strijdt-terug-operation-endgame-en-de-jacht-op-ransomware

#ransomware #operationendgame #cybercrime #cybersecurity #malware #Europol #Eurojust #phishing #botnet #cryptovaluta #preventie #digitaleveiligheid #infostealer #phishingaanvallen #socialem

🔥 Operation Endgame is BACK! This time targeting #BumbleBee, #Latrodectus, #DanaBot, #WarmCookie, #Qakbot and #Trickbot!

Once again this is a HUGE win, with a truly international effort! 💪

As with phase one of #OperationEndgame, Spamhaus are providing remediation support - those affected will be contacted in due course with steps to take.

For more information, read our write-up here:
👉 https://www.spamhaus.org/resource-hub/malware/botnets-disrupted-worldwide-operation-endgame-is-back/

Operation Endgame is a seismic blow to cybercrime—300 servers seized and €21.2M in crypto snapped up by international forces. Could this be the turning point against ransomware?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/operation-endgame-a-major-blow-to-ransomware-networks/

#ransomware
#cybersecurity
#operationendgame
#lawenforcement
#cybercrime

⚠️📢 Deutschland und zahlreiche internationale Partner haben in einer gemeinsamen Aktion die derzeit einflussreichsten #Schadsoftware-Varianten vom Netz genommen und Strafverfolgungsmaßnahmen eingeleitet. Als BSI unterstützen wir die Operation mit eigenen Analysen sowie #Sinkholing-Maßnahmen und der Benachrichtigung von Betroffenen in Deutschland: ➡️https://www.bsi.bund.de/dok/1146278

#Endgame #OperationEndgame

BSI-Präsidentin Claudia Plattner: "Ich bin froh, dass wir als BSI hierzu unseren Teil beitragen konnten und so gerade auch den Betroffenen unmittelbar helfen können. Gemeinsam arbeiten wir weiter an der Cybersicherheit in Deutschland und legen so den Grundstein für eine erfolgreiche Digitalisierung!"

Rustam Gallyamov, the mastermind behind the infamous Qakbot botnet, has been indicted. His creation, which evolved into a ransomware juggernaut, has finally met its match—making us wonder what’s next in the cybercrime battle.

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/the-indictment-of-rustam-rafailevich-gallyamov-a-turning-point-in-cybercrime-battle/

#cybercrime
#qakbot
#ransomware
#cybersecurity
#operationendgame

Today, Proofpoint joins the cybersecurity community and U.S. and international law enforcement in celebrating the disruption of #DanaBot, a malware-as-a-service used by sophisticated cybercriminals since 2018.

The disruption was part of #OperationEndgame, a widespread effort conducted by global law enforcement and private sector partners, including Proofpoint, to disrupt malware and botnet infrastructure and identify those associated with the activity. (https://brnw.ch/21wSRiX)

Proofpoint was proud to assist in the law enforcement investigations into DanaBot activity. We will continue to leverage our unique vantage point to inform the community and share insight whenever it is possible and appropriate to do so.

For details on today’s disruption announcement, visit:

Proofpoint threat research: https://brnw.ch/21wSRiZ

U.S. Government press release: https://brnw.ch/21wSRji

Number of DanaBot campaigns observed in Proofpoint email threat data, May 2018 to April 2025.

UPDATE: DOJ has now published a press release announcing the indictment of RUSTAM RAFAILEVICH GALLYAMOV, aka "Cortes" and other aliases.

Leader of Qakbot Malware Conspiracy Indicted for Involvement in Global Ransomware Scheme:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-qakbot-malware-conspiracy-indicted-involvement-global-ransomware-scheme

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Clever teasing by #OperationEndgame

A new vid about Qakbot, "My Happy Lie by Cortes" and they reset the countdown timer to 16 hours while linking to a DOJ press release dated today that has not yet been released:

"Russian national and leader of Qakbot malware conspiracy indicted in long-running global ransomware scheme"

#qakbot #malware

📬 Im Visier von Europol: Operation Endgame führt zu weiteren Verhaftungen
#ITSicherheit #Malware #Botnetze #Cybercrime #DropperMalware #europol #OperationEndgame #RansomwareInfrastruktur https://sc.tarnkappe.info/6f90b6

🚨 #OperationEndgame - With the operators out of the picture, law enforcement is closing in on Smokeloader botnet’s paying customers across Europe and North America.

Read: https://hackread.com/smokeloader-users-identified-arrested-operation-endgame/

#CyberSecurity #CyberCrime #Smokeloader #Botnet