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Authorities Turn Sality's P2P Network Against Itself, Cutting Off New Malware Payloads
The U.S. Department of Justice coordinated with authorities in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, along with CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation, to take down the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet on August 31, 2026. The operation disrupted the long-running malware infrastructure by turning its own network against it to prevent distribution of new payloads.
Why it matters: Organizations running systems infected with Sality should verify remediation efforts, as the disrupted command and control infrastructure may affect bot functionality and detection patterns.
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threat intel
Authorities Turn Sality's P2P Network Against Itself, Cutting Off New Malware Payloads
The U.S. Department of Justice coordinated with authorities in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, along with CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation, to take down the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet on August 31, 2026. The operation disrupted the long-running malware infrastructure by turning its own network against it to prevent distribution of new payloads.
Why it matters: Organizations running systems infected with Sality should verify remediation efforts, as the disrupted command and control infrastructure may affect bot functionality and detection patterns.
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- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker