{"id":622417,"date":"2024-05-30T17:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/netherlands-france-and-germany-lead-largest-ever-botnet-sting\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:06:04","slug":"netherlands-france-and-germany-lead-largest-ever-botnet-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netherlands-france-and-germany-lead-largest-ever-botnet-sting\/","title":{"rendered":"#Netherlands, France, and Germany lead &#8216;largest ever&#8217; botnet sting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37327ea4c85\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37327ea4c85\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netherlands-france-and-germany-lead-largest-ever-botnet-sting\/#Botnets_running_wild\" >Botnets running wild<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F05%2FUntitled-design-9.jpg&amp;signature=2f8869b24226cccd2af9a8dccc8a697d\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Four people have been arrested in the \u201c<span>largest ever operation against botnets,\u201d EU police force Europol announced on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands, Germany, and France led the sting, dubbed \u201cOperation End<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u201d According to Dutch police, their investigation uncovered financial damages totalling \u201chundreds of millions\u201d of euros. They also estimate that the malware has infected millions of systems.<\/p>\n<p><span>The botnets\u2019 primary purpose was deploying ransomware.\u00a0One suspect alone earned an estimated \u20ac69mn in cryptocurrency from the scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Operation Endgame struck the network between May 27 and 29, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europol.europa.eu\/media-press\/newsroom\/news\/largest-ever-operation-against-botnets-hits-dropper-malware-ecosystem?ref=operation-endgame.com\">Europol said<\/a>. Officers conducted searches in 16 locations: 11 in Ukraine, one in Armenia, three in Portugal, and one in the Netherlands. They targeted evidence of \u201cdroppers,\u201d a type of Trojan horse designed to<span> install malware.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The sting led to three arrests in Ukraine and one in Armenia. Police said they also took down<span> over 100 servers and seized control of more than 2,000 domain names.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference, June 20-21 &#8211; 70% tickets SOLD OUT<\/p>\n<p>Cease all the networking opportunities: roundtables, masterclasses, tech tours, 1:1s&#8230; Last chance to book before we run out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Investigators have also promised further takedowns. On <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.operation-endgame.com\/\">a flashy website<\/a> available in English and Russian, they posted a warning:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperation Endgame does not end today.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Botnets_running_wild\"><\/span>Botnets running wild<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The European sting surfaced just hours after another major botnet takedown.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, US authorities <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/911-s5-botnet-dismantled-and-its-administrator-arrested-coordinated-international-operation\">announced<\/a> that they had disrupted a network accused of stealing $5.9bn (\u20ac<span>5.45bn)<\/span>. They said the operators had deployed the botnet for cyber attacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export violations.<\/p>\n<p><span>Police arrested Chinese national YunHe Wang, 35, for his role in the scheme. They also seized assets including 21 properties, one Ferrari, two BMWs, a Rolls Royce, and several luxury watches, as well as over a dozen bank accounts, and two dozen cryptocurrency wallets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor at Slovakian firm ESET, was struck by the sophistication of the botnets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCollaborative efforts increase the chances of identifying those responsible but the sheer length of time this botnet has been in operation highlights the skills and tools available to threat actors and how they can successfully operate for so long whilst hidden in the digital shadows,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">As we count down to<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">TNW conference<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we\u2019re ramping up our coverage of the Dutch IT sector.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> <\/i><span aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"\/><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">If you\u2019re interested in attending the biggest tech festival in the Netherlands, we\u2019ve got a special offer for our readers. 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The Netherlands, Germany, and France led the sting, dubbed \u201cOperation Endgame.\u201d According to Dutch police, their investigation uncovered financial damages totalling \u201chundreds of millions\u201d of euros. 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