Global crackdown led by Microsoft shuts down Lumma Stealer malware infecting 394,000 PCs

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Dasvidania Tovarish: Infostealers are a dangerous class of malware built to infiltrate systems and extract sensitive personal or corporate data. Lumma Stealer ranks among the worst offenders, prompting Microsoft and global law enforcement to go after its alleged mastermind. Microsoft says its Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) successfully disrupted the server infrastructure behind Lumma Stealer, a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation that infected hundreds of thousands of Windows PCs. Cybercriminals worldwide used LummaC2 to steal passwords and credit cards, drain crypto wallets, disrupt critical services, and more. Microsoft's DCU worked with a federal court in Georgia, the Department of Justice, Europol, and Japan's Cybercrime Control Center to dismantle Lumma's infrastructure. Redmond blocked roughly 2,300 malicious domains that served as the backbone of the operation. Microsoft identified ... Read full article.