Authorities Turn Sality's P2P Network Against Itself, Cutting Off New Malware Payloads

…partners CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation. To that end, a peer-to-peer sinkhole operation was carried out to eliminate the threat. In tandem, Sality-linked domains have been seized in the U.S. and Europe. " Cybercriminals, botnets, and malware are a clear and present danger to our nation's security and economy ," said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. "This successful effort to take down the Sality botnet shows that by working together, the public and private sectors can be a powerful force for good."…

…for America. Referred to as "Shape Adversary Behavior," it aims to identify and disrupt malicious networks, scale national capabilities, and alter adversary calculus by degrading their tools and infrastructure. " This unique collaboration among international law enforcement and private sector partners only enhances the FBI's cybersecurity capabilities and our efforts to neutralize the threat posed by the Sality botnet ," said Patrick Grandy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Los Angeles Field Office. "The FBI will continue working with our partners to prevent further cyber-enabled attacks…