ME News reports that on September 2 (UTC+8), CrowdStrike and the U.S. Department of Justice announced the takedown of the Sality peer-to-peer botnet, isolating over 15,000 infected devices globally. The botnet, active since 2003, primarily distributed a clipboard hijacking tool called EggJagger over the past eight years to steal BTC and ETH transfer funds. EggJagger monitors encrypted wallet addresses copied by victims and replaces them with addresses controlled by attackers, redirecting funds to the criminals. CrowdStrike estimates that this tool alone has stolen at least $150,000 worth of crypto assets; due to most funds remaining untransferred, the associated holdings peaked at approximately $1.35 million in January 2025. The U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, and Defense Criminal Investigative Service have seized related domains within the United States, while police in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania shut down infrastructure in Europe. Infected devices are now redirected to CrowdStrike-controlled traffic-receiving servers, but the original malware remains active until manually removed. (Source: BlockBeats)
Sality Botnet Takedown Disrupts BTC and ETH Theft via Clipboard Hijacking
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BTC update: On September 2 (UTC+8), CrowdStrike and the U.S. Department of Justice announced the takedown of the Sality botnet, isolating over 15,000 infected devices worldwide. The botnet, active since 2003, used the EggJagger clipboard hijacker for eight years to steal BTC and ETH by altering wallet addresses. ETH news: The tool is estimated to have stolen at least $150,000 in cryptocurrency, with funds peaking at $1.35 million in January 2025. Authorities seized domains in the U.S., while European police dismantled infrastructure in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Infected devices are now redirected to CrowdStrike servers, but the malware remains active until manually removed.
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