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Police cleans nearly 15,000 SocGholish-infected sites tied to Evil Corp

International law enforcement agencies cleaned nearly 15,000 malware-infected WordPress websites and took down more than 100 servers linked to the SocGholish botnet and the Evil Corp Russian cybercrime group.

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International law enforcement agencies cleaned nearly 15,000 malware-infected WordPress websites and took down more than 100 servers linked to the SocGholish botnet and the Evil Corp Russian cybercrime group. This joint action (supported by Europol and Eurojust) was part of Operation Endgame , a major law enforcement operation targeting cybercrime now aimed at disrupting a key infection chain linked to Evil Corp.

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