The operators behind the MegalodonHTTP botnet have been arrested in an international joint effort of law enforcement and a private security firm.
In December, Norway law enforcement arrested five people accused of running the MegalodonHTTP Remote Access Trojan (RAT) as part of a joint operation between Norway’s Kripos National Criminal Investigation Service and Europol, codenamed “OP Falling sTAR.”
According to the Damballa security firm, the suspects were operating in Romania, France, and Norway and were charged with possessing, using and selling malware.
“Damballa’s threat discovery center worked in cooperation with the Norway police over the last few months to track and identify the author of the malware dubbed MegalodonHTTP,”threat researcher Loucif Kharouni wrote in a blog post.
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