International operation disrupts GameOver Zeus botnet and CryptoLocker
2 Jun 2014
Law enforcement agencies disrupted the GameOver Zeus banking botnet and the CryptoLocker ransomware, naming Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev.
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Law enforcement agencies disrupted the GameOver Zeus banking botnet and the CryptoLocker ransomware, naming Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev.
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