Malware News 9000 malware-infected Servers, Interpol

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A cybersecurity operation run out of the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) here has uncovered more than 9,000 malware-laden servers and hundreds of compromised websites in the Asean region, including government portals.

These investigators identified about 8,800 servers across eight countries in the Asean region which were acting as command and control points, which are systems used to control and spread malicious software known as malware.

These affected servers were involved in targeting financial institutions, spreading ransomware, launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and distributing spam.

The operation also found almost 270 websites from the Asean region infected with a malware code which exploited a vulnerability in the website design application.

Among them were several government websites which may have contained personal data of their citizens.

Interpol says investigations are ongoing.