Cops, CrowdStrike disrupt Sality botnet by poisoning the network and diverting into sinkholes

Law enforcement and CrowdStrike disrupted the 23-year-old Sality peer-to-peer botnet affecting 15,000+ machines worldwide. The botnet distributed malware enabling credential theft, spam, proxying, and DDoS attacks. This takedown protects organizations from ongoing malware delivery and credential compromise risks.

https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/02/cops-crowdstrike-disrupt-sality-botnet-by-poisoning-the-network-and-diverting-into-sinkholes/5293795