CrowdStrike and U.S. Agencies Take Down Russian Malware Scheme That Pilfered Cryptocurrency for Eight Years
For nearly a decade, a sophisticated piece of malicious software, identified by cybersecurity researchers as the Sality family, operated largely unnoticed across thousands of computers worldwide. Originating from Russia, this malware was engineered not just to infiltrate systems, but to subtly intercept and divert cryptocurrency transactions—specifically Bitcoin and Ethereum—away from the rightfu…
Sept. 2, 2026, 1:14 p.m.