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End of An Era: Emotet Malware Uninstalled from All Infected Devices
The Uninstalling Was Possible Thanks to the Help of a Malware Module Delivered Back in January by Law Enforcement.
LAST UPDATED ON APRIL 26, 2021
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As of January 27
th, 2021, Emotet botnet’s infrastructure has been taken down, effectively disrupting the spread of Emotet malware. This result was achieved as part of an international coordinated operation led by Europol and Eurojust. Law enforcement agencies from all across Europe, including Germany, Ukraine, France, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and the UK collaborated with authorities from the United States to take control of the cybercrime rink’s zombie computer servers.
Emotet botnet disrupted after global takedown operation
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07:57 AM
The infrastructure of today s most dangerous botnet built by cybercriminals using the Emotet malware was taken down following an international coordinated action coordinated by Europol and Eurojust.
The joint effort between law enforcement agencies and authorities from Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Canada, and Ukraine allowed investigators to take control of the botnet s servers and disrupt the malware s operation.
Following a global investigative effort, judicial authorities and law enforcement took down the botnet s whole infrastructure from the inside after gaining control of its servers earlier this week.
Emotet malware hits Lithuania s National Public Health Center
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11:02 AM
The internal networks of Lithuania s National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and several municipalities have been infected with Emotet malware following a large campaign targeting the country s state institutions. When infected recipients opened infected messages, the virus entered the internal networks of the institutions, NVSC officials said in a statement published today. Infected computers, after downloading additional files, began sending fake emails or engaging in other types of malicious activity.
Lithuanian government officials, ministry representatives, and epidemiological diagnostics experts that have previously been contacted by NVSC specialists via email have all received Emotet-infected emails from infected systems.