Global Police Operation Removes Cybersecurity Threat That Targeted State Employees

A global law enforcement operation that included the FBI took down Emotet, considered the most menacing malware botnet in the world, in January. It’s the same cybersecurity criminals who attempted to hack state employees last month, according to New Jersey cybersecurity officials.

The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell discovered multiple blocked campaigns from Emotet via email delivery containing either Microsoft Word attachments, password-protected ZIP files with Word…