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Authorities carry out global takedown of infostealer used by cybercriminals
A consortium of global law enforcement agencies and tech companies announced on Wednesday that they have disrupted the infostealer malware known as Lumma. One of the most popular infostealers ...
Microsoft and DOJ deal crushing blow to Lumma malware empire
Microsoft and the DOJ disrupted the Lumma Stealer malware network, seizing 2,300 domains and crippling a global cybercrime operation used in ransomware and credential theft campaigns.
ESET Threat Report: ClickFix fake error surges, spreads ransomware and other malware
A deceptive fake error attack vector, ClickFix, surged by over 500%, becoming the second most common attack method after ...
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Microsoft squashes malware infecting 394,000 Windows computers - USA TODAY
The unit filed a legal action against Lumma Stealer last week after it found 394,000 Windows computers globally infected with the malware between March 16 and May 16, Windows said in a statement ...
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Microsoft Says Lumma Malware Infected Over 394,000 Windows Computers Globally - Forbes
Hundreds of thousands of Windows computers were recently infected by a malware-as-a-service offering known as Lumma Stealer, Microsoft announced Wednesday, saying it has severed communications ...
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Microsoft Says Nearly 400,000 Windows Computers Infected By Lumma Malware
Hundreds of thousands of Windows computers were recently infected by a malware-as-a-service offering known as Lumma Stealer, Microsoft announced Wednesday, saying it has severed communications ...
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Lumma infostealer malware operation disrupted, 2,300 domains seized - BleepingComputer
Earlier this month, a coordinated disruption action targeting the Lumma malware-as-a-service (MaaS) information stealer operation seized thousands of domains, part of its infrastructure backbone ...
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Microsoft Finds Password-Stealing Lumma Malware on 394,000 Windows PCs - MSN
Microsoft has taken down approximately 2,300 domains used to distribute password-stealing Lumma malware to 394,000 Windows PCs.. Cybercriminals have used Lumma to hack passwords, credit cards ...
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How a Lumma Stealer malware was taken down from Atlanta federal court - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lumma is “one of the most renowned info stealer malwares in existence,” Steven Masada, assistant general counsel and director of the Digital Crimes Unit at Microsoft, told The Atlanta Journal ...
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Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals
US, European, and Japanese authorities, along with tech companies including Microsoft and Cloudflare, say they’ve disrupted Lumma, an infostealer popular with criminal gangs.
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Microsoft says 394,000 Windows computers infected by Lumma malware globally - NBC Chicago
The Lumma malware was a favorite hacking tool used by bad actors, Microsoft said in the post. Hackers used the malware to steal passwords, credit cards, bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.