Australia’s Signals Directorate successfully infiltrated the backend infrastructure of a Amadey malware operation, disconnecting the criminal operator from approximately 180,000 infected computers worldwide, including systems in Australia. The agency’s offensive cyber team gained control of the command server and severed its connection to all compromised machines, preventing further unauthorized access and data theft from those devices.
Amadey, a malware-as-a-service platform launched in 2018, primarily functions as a tool for installing additional malware and stealing credentials from infected computers. The Australian action represents one disruption among multiple Amadey botnets operating independently. This operation follows a broader international law enforcement effort called Operation Endgame, which targeted Amadey infrastructure in June alongside other malicious software. In a separate incident, the Australian agency also discovered and destroyed five terabytes of stolen business data before it could be sold, protecting millions of Australians and international victims whose information was compromised.
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