Emotet botnet disrupted by Europol and FBI
Event Details
The Justice Department today announced its participation in a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to disrupt and take down the infrastructure of the malware and botnet known as Emotet. Additionally, officials in Lithuania, Sweden, and Ukraine assisted in this major cyber investigative action.
Im September 2021 schalteten die US-amerikanischen Experten mit Trickbot eines der beiden Conti-Botnetze ab – so gründlich, dass die Erpresser es nicht mehr reaktivieren konnten. Das zweite Botnetz Emotet hatten Fachleute von Europol und FBI schon im Januar desselben Jahres ausgeknipst.
Date
28/01/2021
Institution
- Europol
Ransomware Group
- Emotet
Event Category
- Botnet disruption
Level of Cooperation
- International
Countries
🇨🇦 Canada, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States
