Authorities Disrupt Gameover and CryptoLocker Command and Control Systems

Authorities Disrupt Gameover and CryptoLocker Command and Control Systems

(June 2, 2014)

Authorities in the UK and the US have warned that people have about two weeks to take steps to protect their systems from a variant of Zeus known as Gameover and ransomware called Cryptolocker. The command and control systems for the malware have been temporarily disrupted thanks to law enforcement. Authorities say that it will be about two weeks before the criminals get the systems operational once again. The shut down of the command and control servers was a joint effort between the US Justice Department (DOJ), the UK's National Crime Agency, and Europol, as well as several security companies and university researchers.

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