Google Wins Court Order to Shut Down CryptBot Malware Domains

Google has secured a court order to shut down domains associated with the distribution of CryptBot, an information-stealing malware that has plagued internet users, particularly via Chrome. The tech giant sued the malware distributors, accusing them of computer fraud, abuse and trademark infringement by using Google's marks in their scheme. CryptBot has caused significant concern, infecting some 670,000 Windows computers over the past year. The malicious software focuses on Chrome users, extrac