Uncovering a broad criminal ecosystem powered by one of the largest botnets, Glupteba
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Luca Nagy
Google, Switzerland
lucanagy@google.com
28 - 30 September, 2022 / Prague, Czech Republic
www.virusbulletin.com
UNCOVERING A BROAD CRIMINAL ECOSYSTEM POWERED BY... NAGY
2 VIRUS BULLETIN CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2022
ABSTRACT
Botnets continue to represent a serious threat for companies and individuals worldwide. However, little is known about exactly how botnets are monetized and how revenues flow to criminal actors. Our research uncovers a whole criminal network of organizations behind a one-million-sized botnet, named Glupteba.
The Glupteba botnet rose to our attention after being downloaded tens o…
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