International Law Agencies , Take Down Global , Hacking Scheme.<br />CNN reports that the FBI and law enforcement agencies <br />in Europe have dismantled a network of hacked <br />computers involved in a scheme to defraud victims. .<br />According to the Justice Department, agencies <br />in France, Germany, the Netherlands <br />and the United Kingdom assisted in the operation.<br />Over $8 million in cryptocurrency was seized <br />from hackers after uncovering malicious code <br />embedded in computers around the world.<br />According to the agencies, 700,000 computers<br />were infected globally, 200,000 <br />of which were in the United States.<br />The Justice Department said that the hacking <br />tool, Qakbot, caused "significant harm" to <br />health care providers and government agencies. .<br />CNN reports that the U.S. State Department is offering <br />a $10 million reward for information leading to <br />the people responsible for the malicious software.<br />Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney for <br />the Central District of California, <br />held a news conference on August 29. .<br />According to Estrada, Qakbot was used in <br />ransomware attacks that resulted in <br />$58 million in losses over the past 18 months.<br />Victims of the scheme reportedly included a power <br />engineering firm in Illinois, a Maryland defense firm<br />and a Southern California food distribution company.<br />Estrada added that law enforcement was working on recovering money stolen from the victims. .<br />With our federal and international <br />partners, we will continue to <br />systematically target every part <br />of cyber criminal organizations, <br />their facilitators, and their money – <br />including by disrupting and dismantling <br />their ability to use illicit <br />infrastructure to attack us, Christopher Wray, FBI Director, via CNN.<br />With our federal and international <br />partners, we will continue to <br />systematically target every part <br />of cyber criminal organizations, <br />their facilitators, and their money – <br />including by disrupting and dismantling <br />their ability to use illicit <br />infrastructure to attack us, Christopher Wray, FBI Director, via CNN
