Hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware campaign with 2.8 million downloads
Hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware campaign with 2.8 million downloads Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-arrested-for-kmsauto-malware-campaign-with-28-million-downloads/
Hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware campaign with 2.8 million downloads
Description
Hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware campaign with 2.8 million downloads Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-arrested-for-kmsauto-malware-campaign-with-28-million-downloads/
Technical Details
- Source Type
- Subreddit
- InfoSecNews
- Reddit Score
- 1
- Discussion Level
- minimal
- Content Source
- reddit_link_post
- Domain
- bleepingcomputer.com
- Newsworthiness Assessment
- {"score":58.1,"reasons":["external_link","trusted_domain","newsworthy_keywords:malware,campaign","established_author","very_recent"],"isNewsworthy":true,"foundNewsworthy":["malware","campaign"],"foundNonNewsworthy":[]}
- Has External Source
- true
- Trusted Domain
- true
Threat ID: 6952f69671a94549f1570581
Added to database: 12/29/2025, 9:45:58 PM
Last updated: 12/30/2025, 4:36:46 AM
Views: 7
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