Security News > 2019 > August > Police Trick Malware Gang Into Disinfecting 850,000 Systems

Retadup Gang's Malware Scheme Disrupted by French Police and Security Firm AvastFrench police say they've disrupted the operations of the Retadup malware gang by subverting attackers' command-and-control infrastructure to delete the malicious code from 850,000 infected PCs and servers worldwide. The move came after police received a tip and technical assistance from security firm Avast.

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