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FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware (techcrunch.com)

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FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware::The U.S. government dismantled the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware, which caused millions of dollars of damage.

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[-] amp@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

I'm sure they quitely deleted those stolen credentials afterwards...

[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Legally obtained sounds like they subpoena'd someone's password to get in

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