International Action Targets Emotet Crimeware
Authorities across Europe on Tuesday said they’d seized control over Emotet, a prolific malware strain and cybercrime-as-service operation. Investigators say the action could help quarantine more than a million Microsoft Windows systems currently compromised with malware tied to Emotet infections. First surfacing in 2014, Emotet began as a banking trojan, but over the years it has evolved into one of the more aggressive platforms for spreading malware that lays the groundwork for ransomware attacks. In a statement published Wednesday morning on an action dubbed “ Operation Ladybird,” the European police agency Europol said the investigation involved authorities in the Netherlands, [...]