Cybersecurity report
Emotet botnet disrupted following global law enforcement operation
ESET WeLiveSecurity, January 28, 2021. Technical description of the takeover and the planned uninstall module.
- Source type
- Cybersecurity report
- Published
- January 28, 2021
- Research grade
- T2
- Used in entries
- 2
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- ESET WeLiveSecurity
- Published
- January 28, 2021
- Source type
- Cybersecurity report
- Research grade
- Source grade T2
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Not an official publication
- What it supports
- Technical description of the takeover and the planned uninstall module
- Dataset id
- src_welivesecurity_emotet_2021
Research notes
- URL verified as present in the research record.
How this source is used
Cited 2 times across 2 record types.
The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.
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Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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Operation LadybirdSupporting source
Malware and botnets, January 2021
Later activity
1 citation
Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.
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Emotet resurgenceTechnical evidence
Same service on replacement infrastructure, Operation Ladybird