Europol-led 'Operation Endgame' dismantles malware, freezes €41 million in crypto

An international law enforcement effort, dubbed "Operation Endgame" and led by Europol with participation from private firms like Microsoft, has dismantled the infrastructure of three major malware families targeting cryptocurrency wallets and passwords: StealC, Amadey, and SocGholish. Authorities shut down 326 servers and 142 domains associated with the malware, which operated under a "cybercrime-as-a-service" model. They also froze €41 million (about $47 million) in crime-related cryptocurrency assets and recovered 27 million sets of login credentials leaked from infected devices. The operation is considered highly significant as it went beyond targeting individual threats to neutralize the entire supply and distribution chain of the malware.