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Dutch law enforcement authorities, along with counterparts from Canada , Germany, and the U.S., have disrupted malicious infrastructure associated with SocGholish and cleaned up nearly 15,000 infected WordPress websites. "With these actions we deprive cybercriminals of access to infected computer systems," Maikel Rollman of the Netherlands National High Tech Crime Unit said . "This prevents further damage to the digital systems of citizens, businesses and organizations worldwide and limits the spread of malware. It also reduces the risk that these systems are used for cyber attacks on critical infrastructure and other essential societal processes. This marks the beginning of further action against SocGholish." The takedown is part of Operation Endgame , an ongoing international law enforcement initiative to combat botnets and associated criminal infrastructures. It was launched in 2024. As part of the effort, 106 servers linked to SocGholish have been t...

A multinational law enforcement operation has resulted in the takedown of an online cybercrime syndicate that offered services to threat actors to ensure that their malicious software stayed undetected from security software. To that effect, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it seized four domains and their associated server facilitated the crypting service on May 27, 2025, in partnership with Dutch and Finnish authorities. These include AvCheck[.]net, Cryptor[.]biz, Cryptor[.]live, and Crypt[.]guru, all of which now display a seizure notice. Other countries that participated in the effort include France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, and Ukraine. "Crypting is the process of using software to make malware difficult for antivirus programs to detect," the DoJ said . "The seized domains offered services to cybercriminals, including counter-antivirus (CAV) tools. When used together, CAV and crypting services allow criminals to obfuscate malware, making it undetecta...