{"id":51669,"date":"2023-04-28T00:30:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T00:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/google-sues-cryptbot-slingers-gets-court-order-to-shut-down-malware-domains\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T00:30:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T00:30:43","slug":"google-sues-cryptbot-slingers-gets-court-order-to-shut-down-malware-domains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/google-sues-cryptbot-slingers-gets-court-order-to-shut-down-malware-domains\/","title":{"rendered":"Google sues CryptBot slingers, gets court order to shut down malware domains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google said it obtained a court order to shut down domains used to distribute CryptBot after suing the distributors of the info-stealing malware.<\/p>\n

According to the Chocolate Factory’s estimates, the software nasty infected about 670,000 Windows computers in the past year, and specifically targeted Chrome users to pilfer login details, browser cookies, cryptocurrencies, and other sensitive materials from their PCs. <\/p>\n

A New York federal judge this week unsealed a lawsuit [PDF<\/a>] that Google filed against the malware’s slingers; the US giant accused the distributors of committing computer fraud and abuse, and trademark infringement by using Google’s marks in their scam. The court granted Google a temporary restraining order, which allowed it to shut down the bot operators’ internet infrastructure.<\/p>\n