FBI laudă România după destructurarea "Sality", o rețea malware activă de 20 de ani. Cum operau hackerii • Newsweek România

Romania, alongside the US, Bulgaria, and Hungary, played a key role in dismantling the Sality malware infrastructure, which had been active for over 20 years. The operation involved seizing servers and domains linked to Sality, which had infected millions of computers worldwide. Authorities highlighted the importance of international cooperation in combating cybercrime, with the FBI praising Romania's contributions. The Sality network utilized a peer-to-peer botnet to distribute malware and conduct cyberattacks. Techniques like 'sinkholing' were employed to redirect infected devices' traffic, isolating them from the criminal network. This operation marks a significant victory against a long-standing cyber threat.