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Police operation claims takedown of prolific Redline and Meta password stealers


Authorities have gained 'full access' to the servers used by the two notorious infostealers

The Dutch National Police, who led the so-called “Operation Magnus” takedown, reports it gained “full access” to the servers used by the Redline and Meta infostealers. Infostealers are a type of malware specifically designed to extract sensitive information, such as passwords, credit card data, search histories, and the contents of cryptocurrency wallets, from an infected system. In a video posted to the website on Monday, the agencies say they were able to access the usernames, passwords, IP addresses, timestamps and registration dates, along with the source code for both infostealers, and the Telegram bots used by the operators of the malware.

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