The Emotet botnet has been a thorn in the side of victims, malware researchers and law enforcement since it first emerged in 2014. Europol described it as one of the most significant botnets of the past decade and the worlds most dangerous malware. Authorities have made actual arrests in Ukraine and have also identified several other individuals that were customers of the Emotets botnet. Law enforcement in the Netherlands are in the process of deploying an update that will remove any remaining infections on March 25, 2021.”]
Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/malware/2021/01/emotets-down-is-it-out/