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FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware (techcrunch.com)
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FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware::The U.S. government dismantled the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware, which caused millions of dollars of damage.

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[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Legally obtained sounds like they subpoena'd someone's password to get in