Operation Endgame targets malware networks in global crackdown

Operation Endgame: Europol-led coordinated takedown (Nov 10–13) targeted three widespread criminal malware infrastructures—Rhadamanthys (info-stealer), VenomRAT (RAT), and the Elysium botnet—resulting in arrests, searches across Europe, and disruption/seizure of 1,025 servers and 20 domains; authorities report hundreds of thousands of infected systems, millions of stolen credentials, and control of over 100,000 cryptocurrency wallets, with the operation ongoing and further actions possible.