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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > authorities-turn-salitys-p2p-network.html

Authorities Turn Sality's P2P Network Against Itself, Cutting Off New Malware Payloads

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (937+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the takedown of a long-standing peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet known as Sality as part of a coordinated law enforcement operation. "Cybercriminals, botnets, and malware are a clear and present danger to our nation's security…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > stopandprotect-uses-nearly-2000-hacked.html

StopAndProtect Uses Nearly 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites to Spread Malware and Steal Data

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (823+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a global cybercrime operation that abuses thousands of hacked WordPress websites as infrastructure to disseminate malware, commandeer infected hosts, store stolen documents, screenshots, and activity logs created to track the status of the activity. "The operation…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > ransom-busters-claims-it-hacked.html

Ransom Busters Claims It Hacked Ransomware Servers, Asks Victims for Up to $60,000

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (994+ words) A ransomware affiliate calling itself Ransom Busters has been spotted proactively sending emails to victim organizations and claims to delete stolen data from ransomware groups' servers in exchange for a fee ranging from $20,000 to $60,000. The cybersecurity company said it has…...