The cyber crime prosecution team Europol “έριξε” το botnet RAMNIT, το οποία είχε μολύνει 3.2 millions computers all over the world.
The NCA (National Crime Agency) teamed up with the corresponding departments in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany to close down the command and control servers used by the botnet.
The RAMNIT was responsible for spreading malware through seemingly innocent links sent in phishing emails or websites of social network. It was used by scammers mainly to extort money from owners who were Windows users.
"This malware it essentially gives criminals a backdoor so they can take control of your computer, access your pictures, passwords or other personal data. They still use it to send out further spam messages or launch illegal attacks on other websites," said Steve Pye of the NCA.
Today, servers are being analyzed and research is under way, the NCA said. Please note that Europol has been notified of the existence of RAMNIT by Microsoft.