Microsoft, law enforcement, and cybersecurity partners dismantled infrastructure used by Amadey and StealC in a major Operation Endgame action. The takedown disrupted the “cybercrime assembly line,” seized millions of stolen credentials, and exposed a StealC control-panel flaw that was used in the operation. #Amadey #StealC #OperationEndgame #Europol #Microsoft
Keypoints
- Microsoft and partners targeted shared infrastructure used by Amadey and StealC.
- The action was part of the long-running Operation Endgame.
- AI analysis showed both malware families used the same command-and-control infrastructure.
- More than 25 million stolen credentials and 18,000 compromised computers were identified.
- A vulnerability in the StealC C&C panel helped support the takedown effort.