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Cobalt Strike servers disrupted in major cybercrime operation
Law enforcement agencies from around the world, led by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), have taken down nearly 600 servers used by cybercriminals to infiltrate victim networks.
The week-long takedown, codenamed "Operation MORPHEUS," targeted unlicensed versions of a legitimate security tool called Cobalt Strike. Cobalt Strike is a penetration testing tool used by ethic...
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