CrowdStrike and federal law enforcement agencies have dismantled the Sality malware, a Russia-based operation that secretly stole cryptocurrency for eight years. The malware monitored users copying Bitcoin or Ethereum addresses and replaced them with the attacker's addresses. Over 15,000 infected machines were isolated as part of the takedown.
CrowdStrike and federal law enforcement agencies have dismantled a Russia-based malware operation called Sality that secretly stole cryptocurrency for eight years. The malware watched for when users copied Bitcoin or Ethereum addresses and quietly replaced them with addresses controlled by the attacker. CrowdStrike and law enforcement have isolated more than 15,000 infected machines in the takedown.
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