Australian Signals Directorate cuts criminal access to 180,000 computers infected with Amadey malware
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The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) says its operators gained access to the backend of an Amadey malware operation and disconnected the controller from roughly 180,000 infected computers worldwide, including some in Australia. As a result, the criminal using Amadey can no longer access those machines or steal data from them. The articles quote an ASD statement describing the disconnection as the next step after gaining access.
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