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Australia severs criminal access to 180,000 computers after breaching Amadey malware backend

Lukas Brandt writes: Criminals using the Amadey malware lost control of about 180,000 infected computers after operators from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) gained access to the operation’s backend and severed the connection between the controllers and the victims.

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KEVWire. (2026, October 29). Australia severs criminal access to 180,000 computers after breaching Amadey malware backend. https://kevwire.com/record/databreaches-australia-severs-criminal-access-to-180000-computers-after-breaching-amadey-malware-backend-b3adcba79064

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"Australia severs criminal access to 180,000 computers after breaching Amadey malware backend." KEVWire, 29 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/databreaches-australia-severs-criminal-access-to-180000-computers-after-breaching-amadey-malware-backend-b3adcba79064.

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Australia severs criminal access to 180,000 computers after breaching Amadey malware backend (Oct 29, 2026).
Lukas Brandt writes: Criminals using the Amadey malware lost control of about 180,000 infected computers after operators from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) gained access to the operation’s backend and severed the connection between the controllers and the victims.
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DataBreaches.net: Australia severs criminal access to 180,000 computers after breaching Amadey malware backend: https://databreaches.net/2026/10/29/australia-severs-criminal-access-to-180000-computers-after-breaching-amadey-malware-backend/
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Record ID: databreaches-australia-severs-criminal-access-to-180000-computers-after-breaching-amadey-malware-backend-b3adcba79064.
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