Australia severs Amadey control of about 180,000 infected computers
ASD operators accessed the Amadey backend and cut controller links without touching the infected machines.
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ASD operators accessed the Amadey backend and cut controller links without touching the infected machines.

The annual report also covers an Amadey network of 180,000 computers and ASD wiping about 4.8 million stolen files.

The disruption does not recover credentials already stolen, and ASD’s annual report does not describe the operation.

SOCRadar uncovered VectraRAT, a previously undocumented $250-per-month Windows RAT rental service delivered via Amadey and ClickFix lures.

New VectraRAT malware-as-a-service at $250/month combines RAT capabilities, credential theft, clipboard hijacking, and a UACME-based UAC bypass; 38 victims observed.
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