Security · Updated 27 Oct, 03:03 pm IST
Australia's ASD Severs Access to Amadey Malware Backend Affecting 180,000 PCs
Why it matters for readers: Explains a real-world step taken to stop a malware operator from accessing many infected machines.
- The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) gained access to the Amadey malware operator's backend and cut it off from infected machines.1
- About 180,000 infected computers worldwide were disconnected from the Amadey controller.1
- ASD said its action prevents the criminal from accessing or stealing data from those infected systems.1
- Some of the affected infected computers were located in Australia.1
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