Google’s Threat Analysis Group has disrupted a botnet operation targeting more than 1 million Microsoft Windows users. The botnet, dubbed Glupteba, has a presence across the U.S., India, Brazil and Southeast Asia. Google has filed a lawsuit alleging abuse of Google’s services and accounts for cybercriminal activity against two Russian individuals who it says are operators of the botnet. Google’s TAG has blocked and terminated more than 63 million Google Docs, 1,183 Google accounts, 908 cloud projects, and 870 Google ad accounts.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/google-tag-disrupts-blockchain-enabled-botnet-a-18084