Europol's EC3 coordinated a joint international operation which targeted the Ramnit botnet. The botnet had infected 3.2 million computers all around the world in order to steal personal and banking information and disable antivirus protection. Representatives from various countries and partners from the private industry were closely involved.
Results
Botnet command and control servers shut down. 300 Internet domains used by the botnet controllers redirected.
Main figures
- 300 internet domains used by the botnet controllers redirected