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Global Takedown Recovers 27M Stolen Credentials, Hits Malware Networks

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Europol and law enforcement agencies coordinated a takedown of three major malware-as-a-service platforms: SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC. The operation recovered 27 million stolen login credentials, froze financial assets, and seized servers. Cleanup efforts also targeted compromised websites used for distribution.

Meridian48 take
The scale of credential recovery is notable, but the real test is whether the infrastructure stays down and disrupts future attacks.
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'27 million stolen login credentials have been recovered': Global coordinated takedown hits SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC malware networks where it hurt →
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