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FBI, PARTNERS DISMANTLE QAKBOT INFRASTRUCTURE IN MULTINATIONAL CYBER TAKEDOWN

Operation marks one of the largest-ever U.S.-led enforcement actions against a
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FBI Director Christopher Way announces a major operation targeting the Qakbot
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On August 29, the FBI and the Justice Department announced a multinational
operation to disrupt and dismantle the malware and botnet known as Qakbot.   
 
The action, which took place in the U.S., France, Germany, the Netherlands,
Romania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, represents one of the largest U.S.-led
disruptions of a botnet infrastructure used by cybercriminals to commit
ransomware, financial fraud, and other cyber-enabled criminal activity.  
 
"The FBI neutralized this far-reaching criminal supply chain, cutting it off at
the knees," said FBI Director Christopher Wray. "The victims ranged from
financial institutions on the East Coast to a critical infrastructure government
contractor in the Midwest to a medical device manufacturer on the West Coast."



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> “THE FBI NEUTRALIZED THIS FAR-REACHING CRIMINAL SUPPLY CHAIN, CUTTING IT OFF
> AT THE KNEES.”
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> FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY

How the Malware Worked 
 
The Qakbot malware infected victim computers primarily through spam emails that
contained malicious attachments or links.  
 
After a user downloaded or clicked the content, Qakbot delivered additional
malware—including ransomware—to their computer. The computer also became part of
a botnet (a network of compromised computers) and could be controlled remotely
by botnet users. All the while, a Qakbot victim was typically unaware that their
computer had been infected. 
 
Since its creation in 2008, Qakbot malware has been used in ransomware attacks
and other cybercrimes that caused hundreds of millions of dollars in losses to
individuals and businesses in the U.S. and abroad. 


"This botnet provided cybercriminals like these with a command-and-control
infrastructure consisting of hundreds of thousands of computers used to carry
out attacks against individuals and businesses all around the globe," Wray
said. 




Disrupting the Duck 
 
As part of the operation, the FBI gained lawful access
to Qakbot’s infrastructure and identified over 700,000 infected computers
worldwide—including more than 200,000 in the U.S.  
 
To disrupt the botnet, the FBI redirected Qakbot traffic
to Bureau-controlled servers that instructed infected computers to download an
uninstaller file. This uninstaller—created to remove
the Qakbot malware—untethered infected computers from the botnet and
prevented the installation of any additional malware. 
 
"All of this was made possible by the dedicated work of FBI Los Angeles, our
Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters, and our partners, both here at home and
overseas," said Wray. "The cyber threat facing our nation is growing more
dangerous and complex every day. But our success proves that our own network and
our own capabilities are more powerful."




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