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US officials work with CrowdStrike to fight malware behind crypto theft

  • Cointelegraph by Turner Wright--Cointelegraph
  • published date: 2026-09-02 21:27:15 UTC

The operators behind the Sality botnet and malware used a “clipjacking tool“ to replace wallet addresses with ones they controlled, enabling the theft of thousands of dollars in crypto.

Federal law enforcement officials, working with cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike, announced action against entities behind malware that enabled the theft of $150,000 in cryptocurrency. I… [+1457 chars]