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#4 BleepingComputer general September 02, 2026 at 08:00 UTC

Sality botnet infrastructure dismantled in joint global takedown

By Sergiu Gatlan

AI Summary

International law enforcement and private partners disrupted the Sality botnet, a peer-to-peer malware network that operated for 23 years — one of the longest-running botnets in history. The takedown leveraged peer list manipulation and URL seizures against Sality's decentralized C2 infrastructure, which had historically resisted disruption. The operation is significant for demonstrating that even highly resilient P2P botnets can be dismantled through coordinated infrastructure manipulation.

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