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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The annual report also covers an Amadey network of 180,000 computers and ASD wiping about 4.8 million stolen files.
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ASD cuts an Amadey operator off from 180,000 infected computers
The disruption does not recover credentials already stolen, and ASD’s annual report does not describe the operation.
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