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9/2/2026 11:32:00 AM

Sality Botnet: Dismantled After Eight Years

Sality Botnet: Dismantled After Eight Years

Sality Botnet dismantled in multinational DOJ operation after eight years stealing Bitcoin and Ethereum via crypto-stealing malware.

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Sality Botnet operators faced arrests across the United States and Bulgaria in a coordinated law enforcement operation against crypto-stealing malware that ran for eight years, siphoning Bitcoin and Ethereum from victims. The Department of Justice confirmed the takedown targeted the long-running Sality botnet cryptocurrency theft history, marking one of the largest actions against such networks in recent memory.


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