A recent hacking attack was neutralized by the French
government where 850,000 computers had been taken control of. The malware had
been removed from the infected devices.
Retadup, a software worm was responsible for taking over of
the devices in the Paris region according to sources.
The number of computers infected was massive which certainly
indicates that it was a gigantic operation on the part of the hackers.
The police officials created a copy of the server which was
responsible for the attack and allowed the hackers get into systems and take
control.
All the infected computers were advised to uninstall Retadup
malware which according to researchers had a part to play in the Monero
Crypto-currency creation.
A few suggestions made by the researchers to ensure safety
against malware attacks included:
· Don’t
open emails from unknown senders.
· Don’t
click attachments that pretend to offer anti-viruses for free.
· Install
and activate the anti-virus software immediately.