Sality Botnet Dismantled After Eight Years of Stealing Bitcoin and Ethereum

The Sality botnet has been dismantled following an international malware takedown involving CrowdStrike and the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Decrypt. The operation isolated more than 15,000 infected machines across four countries. Sality had spent eight years stealing Bitcoin and Ethereum, bringing the long-running crypto-focused threat to an end. The action is relevant to market participants tracking Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), as both assets were identified as targets of the botnet’s activity. The source did not provide details on the value of cryptocurrency taken, the identities of affected users, or any immediate market impact. The takedown highlights the continued role of cybersecurity and law-enforcement measures in addressing malware connected to digital-asset theft.