Researchers exploited a bug in Emotet malware to create a killswitch, containing its spread for six months

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But Emotet's operators have now patched the flaw

Researchers at information security firm Binary Defense say they identified a flaw in Emotet malware and used it to create a killswitch, which held back the spread of the malware for nearly six mon...

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