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Operation Endgame takedown of Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium

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Law enforcement from nine countries seized domains and took down over 1,000 servers tied to Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium, disrupting a major cybercrime infrastructure network. The coordinated action under Operation Endgame also exposed a key suspect linked to VenomRAT. Europol said the dismantled infrastructure held several million stolen credentials and access to over 100,000 crypto wallets. The case shows how multinational policing can rapidly collapse malware supply chains at scale.

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  1. 13.11.2025 12:53 1 articles · 6mo ago

    Greece arrests VenomRAT-linked suspect

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    Law enforcement authorities in Greece arrested a key suspect linked to the VenomRAT remote access trojan on November 3, 2025 as part of Operation Endgame, adding a criminal case against the malware infrastructure targeted in the multinational action.

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  2. 13.11.2025 12:53 2 articles · 6mo ago

    Operation Endgame disrupts Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium infrastructure

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    Law enforcement authorities from nine countries, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust and supported by private partners, disrupted Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium botnet infrastructure by taking down over 1,000 servers, seizing 20 domains, and conducting searches at 11 locations in Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands. Europol said the dismantled malware infrastructure contained hundreds of thousands of infected computers, several million stolen credentials, and access to over 100 000 crypto wallets.

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