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US Just Took Down a 20-Year-Old Russian-Linked Cybercrime Operation — CrowdStrike Helps Disrupt Sality Botnet Behind Years of Attacks

Sep 2, 2026 · 06:57 AM ET· updated 1h ago
US Just Took Down a 20-Year-Old Russian-Linked Cybercrime Operation — CrowdStrike Helps Disrupt Sality Botnet Behind Years of Attacks

A Russian hacking operation called Sality is being dismantled by U.S. law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity ‌company CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD).

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CrowdStrike helped the U.S. government stop a big Russian hacking group that had been stealing from people for 20 years. This shows CrowdStrike is really good at finding and stopping cyber-attacks, which is the main thing they do.

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