U.S. government officials last week claimed victory over the original Gameover Zeus botnet and Cryptolocker. The Department of Justice filed a status update with a Pennsylvania federal court on Friday, July 11. Experts say the hacker gang responsible for the botnet have begun distributing new malware. More than 137,000 machines remain infected, however, according to the DOJ. The gang’s reappearance was not a surprise: Security professionals had predicted that the government’s June takedown would not permanently stamp out either the gang or put an end to ransomware.”]
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