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Sality crypto botnet shutdown: dormant wallets held $1.5M in stolen crypto
The Cryptonomist·September 3, 2026·1 min read
CrowdStrike and U.S. federal investigators dismantled the Sality crypto botnet, cutting off thousands of infected machines. Dormant wallets held $1.5M in stolen crypto. The cybercrime operation drained wallets for nearly a decade, and its control infrastructure is now shut down.
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