Cybercrime's Cobalt Strike Use Plummets 80% Worldwide
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The article reports that coordinated legal and technical actions by Fortra, Microsoft DCU, and Health-ISAC have reduced malicious Cobalt Strike instances by approximately 80% through seizure and sinkholing of attacker C2 infrastructure under a court TRO; it details how attackers obtain and distribute cracked copies, links the tool to multiple major ransomware families, and notes takedown limitations and ongoing litigation.
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