Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals
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Summary
Consortiums of technology companies and global law enforcement agencies have taken down one of the world’s most popular info-stealer malware programmes, known as Lumma.
Lumma has been used to steal passwords and banking information among other things, with officials alleging that it was developed in Russia.
The US obtained a court order to seize 2,300 domains used to support the programme, while also disrupting its command-and-control infrastructure and its marketplaces.
It was also targeted by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre and Japan’s Cybercrime Control Centre.
Microsoft estimated that more than 394,000 computers had been infected between March and May this year, while the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that it had been mentioned in more than 21,000 listings on crime forums this spring.
It has reportedly been spammed out via fake AI video generators, deepfakes and malicious ads.
