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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Freeman

National Crime Agency part of international operation against malware network

AP

An international operation involving the National Crime Agency has seen malware which caused millions of pounds of damage worldwide taken down.

Qakbot malware – also known as Qboty and Pinkslipbot – infected more than 700,000 computers globally via spam emails.

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