Trend Micro: the Emotet botnet, back after a four-month hiatus, is using binary padding and other new security evasion tricks to get users to download malware
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
Europol, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies worldwide have seized control of malware botnet Emotet's infrastructure and disrupted it from the inside
Europol and FBI among agencies that have taken control of the botnet infrastructure used by cyber criminals behind some of the most prolific malware and ransomware attacks.
Despite a broad effort to disrupt TrickBot, including legal action by Microsoft, some command and control servers of the botnet still appear to be online
As announced today, Microsoft took action against the Trickbot botnet … Alfred Ng / CNET : Microsoft takes down hacking network with potential to disrupt election PYMNTS.com : Microsoft Joins Offensiv...
A vigilante hacker has been sabotaging the Emotet malware botnet, replacing a quarter of daily payloads with animated GIFs, stopping victims from being infected
Emotet botnet activity goes down as Emotet admins are wrestling with a vigilante for control over parts of their infrastructure.
A look at Cryptolaemus, a group of security researchers and administrators fighting the Emotet malware, currently one of the most dangerous malware operations
A private group of 20+ security researchers and system administrators have been waging a silent war against Emotet, today's most dangerous malware operation. Thanks: @steveranger