US, European, and Japanese authorities, along with tech companies including Microsoft and Cloudflare, say they’ve disrupted Lumma, an infostealer popular with criminal gangs.

Earlier this month, a coordinated disruption action targeting the Lumma malware-as-a-service (MaaS) information stealer operation seized thousands of domains, part of its infrastructure backbone worldwide.

Microsoft has teamed up with law enforcement agencies across the globe to disrupt the infrastructure behind one of the world’s most notorious infostealer operations. Microsoft said that, between March 16 and May 16, it identified over 394,000 Windows computers globally that were infected with Lumma Stealer malware.

Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the persistent growth and operational sophistication of Lumma Stealer, an info-stealing malware used by multiple financially motivated threat actors to target various industries.

Microsoft announced a coordinated effort to hobble Lumma Stealer, a widely used piece of malware known for stealing personal information and enabling ransomware attacks. The company on Wednesday said it… Read More

Authorities have seized key infrastructure of a malware service used to steal crypto wallet data and other credentials from millions.

A global cybercrime tool used to steal passwords and drain bank accounts was shut down in a major takedown led by Microsoft and federal authorities.The tool called Lumma Stealer had infected more than 394,