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Law enforcement hits SocGholish: 106 servers down, 15,000 sites cleaned

Feeds2.Feedburner •Zeljka Zorz • June 18, 2026

SocGholish, an operation that’s been delivering malware to users via fake software updates, has suffered a major blow: the international law enforcement coalition behind Operation Endgame has taken down 106 of its servers and domains, and cleaned up nearly 15,000 websites compromised to serve their malicious payloads. The result of this most recent multinational law enforcement action was announced today by the Dutch National Police and on the operation’s website. How SocGholish infects victims More … More →

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Operation Endgame Disrupts Evil Corp's SocGholish Malware Network On June 18, 2026, international law enforcement agencies launched Operation Endgame, disrupting the SocGholish malware infrastructure linked to the Russian cybercrime group Evil Corp. The operation resulted in the remediation of 14,971 infected WordPress websites and the takedown of 106 servers and domains associated with the SocGholish botnet. SocGholish, also known as FakeUpdates, exploits compromised legitimate websites to deliver malware disguised as fake software updates, targeting users to gain unauthorized access to their systems. The operation was a collaborative effort involving law enforcement from the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, and Germany, supported by Europol. This action is expected to significantly impact the operations of Evil Corp and its affiliates, limiting their ability to execute further attacks. Authorities have advised website owners to enhance their security measures, including changing credentials and enabling multi-factor authentication. 67 sources 78

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Law enforcement hits SocGholish: 106 servers down, 15,000 sites cleaned

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