Lumma Stealer operation hit 400,000 computers worldwide before coordinated takedown shut down Russian cybercrime kingpin.

Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the persistent growth and operational sophistication of Lumma Stealer, an info-stealing malware used by multiple financially motivated threat actors to target various industries.

Earlier this month, a coordinated disruption action targeting the Lumma malware-as-a-service (MaaS) information stealer operation seized thousands of domains, part of its infrastructure backbone worldwide.

A global cybercrime tool used to steal passwords and drain bank accounts was shut down in a major takedown led by Microsoft and federal authorities.The tool called Lumma Stealer had infected more than 394,

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) revealed Wednesday that it has dismantled the Lumma Stealer malware operation, which infected more than 394,000 Windows devices worldwide from March 16 to May 16. The malware,

US, European, and Japanese authorities, along with tech companies including Microsoft and Cloudflare, say they’ve disrupted Lumma, an infostealer popular with criminal gangs.

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