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CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks | TechCrunch

  • Lorenzo Franceschi-bicchierai--TechCrunch
  • published date: 2026-05-27 17:01:45 UTC

Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software.

CrowdStrike, working with Google and Shadowserver, a nonprofit organization that scans and monitors the internet for cyberattacks, took down a botnet that cybercriminals used to push malware and stea… [+2892 chars]