Five Years, 88,000 Backdoors, and a Pair of Handcuffs: Inside the Global Manhunt That Ended in an Arrest
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Huntress and the FBI recount a five-year manhunt for Silk Typhoon, from 88,000 Exchange backdoors to an arrest.
Huntress and the FBI pursued Silk Typhoon for five years after the group left roughly 88,000 backdoors on compromised Microsoft Exchange servers. The campaign culminated in an arrest, with handcuffs closing the global manhunt. Huntress frames the case as part of a wider ongoing fight against cybercrime.
Key facts
- Silk Typhoon planted ~88,000 backdoors on Microsoft Exchange servers
- Five-year joint investigation by Huntress and the FBI
- Manhunt ended in an arrest
- Huntress ties the case to a broader fight against cybercrime
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Go inside Huntress and the FBI’s five-year pursuit of Silk Typhoon, from 88,000 Exchange backdoors to an arrest and a wider fight against cybercrime.
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