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Gootloader Malware Disrupted After Infecting 25,000 Computers

Reported by Security Affairs (Pierluigi Paganini)

Summary by Cyber Security News13 Nov 2026, 15:35 CET

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International law enforcement disrupts Gootloader, seizing domains and taking down over 100 servers linked to 25,000 infected computers. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that law enforcement has removed Gootloader malware from more than 100 computer servers, seized U.S. domain names used to deliver and control it, and notified victims worldwide.

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