Interpol-led operation uncovers more than 9,000 malware-hit servers in Asean

SINGAPORE (April 25): An Interpol-led operation targeting cybercrime across the Asean region has identified nearly 9,000 malware-infected Command and Control servers and hundreds of compromised websites, including government portals.

The threats posed by the 8,800 C2 servers found to be active across eight countries included various malware families including those targeting financial institutions, spreading ransomware, launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and distributing spam. Investigations into the C2 servers are ongoing.

Analysis also identified nearly 270 websites infected with a malware code which exploited a vulnerability in the website design application. Among them were several government websites which may have contained personal data of their citizens.

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