Security News > 2017 > July > Gang Behind Fireball Malware that Infected 250 Million PCs Busted by Police (The Hackers News)
2017-07-26 02:08
Chinese authorities have recently initiated a crackdown on the operators of a massive adware campaign that infected around 250 Million computers, including Windows and Mac OS, across the world earlier this year. The adware campaign was uncovered by security researchers at Check Point last month after it already infected over 25 million computers in India, 24 million in Brazil, 16 million in
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