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Qakbot data breach (2023)

In August 2023, the US Justice Department announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure.

Victim
Qakbot
records
6.4M
SectorOther

Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2023-08-29, Qakbot was affected by a data breach. Approximately 6,431,319 accounts were exposed. In August 2023, the US Justice Department announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Qakbot

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