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Microsoft Leaves Necurs Botnet in Shambles

2020-03-13 12:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Microsoft has and partners have disrupted the Necurs botnet group blamed for infecting more than 9 million computers globally. There are 11 botnets under the Necurs umbrella, all apparently controlled by a single group, according to Valter Santos, security researcher at Bitsight, which worked with Microsoft on the takedown. Four of those botnets account for about 95 percent of all infections.

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