"Google Goes After CryptBot Distributors"

Google has recently revealed details of a new legal campaign to pursue the operators of prolific information-stealing malware, which has so far infected an estimated 670,000 computers.  Google launched a civil case against several of CryptBot’s major distributors, which it said are likely based in Pakistan.  Google stated that to hamper the spread of CryptBot, the court has granted a temporary restraining order to bolster their ongoing technical disruption efforts against the distributors and their infrastructure.  The court order allows Google to take down current and future domains that are tied to the distribution of CryptBot.  Google noted that this will slow new infections from occurring and decelerate the growth of CryptBot. Google stated that lawsuits have the effect of establishing both legal precedents and putting those profiting and others who are in the same criminal ecosystem under scrutiny.  CryptBot is typically hidden in legitimate-seeming but maliciously modified software like Google Earth Pro and Google Chrome.  Google stated that if consumers unwittingly download the software, the CryptBot malware will get to work stealing authentication credentials, social media account logins, cryptocurrency wallets, and more from their machines.

Infosecurity reports: "Google Goes After CryptBot Distributors"