CrowdStrike, Google Shatter Glassworm Botnet

CrowdStrike, Google shatter Glassworm botnet

CrowdStrike, working with Google and the Shadowserver Foundation, said it has taken down the Glassworm botnet, a self-propagating, credential-stealing worm that has targeted developers and spread through poisoned software packages since early 2025. The endpoint security giant’s Counter Adversary Operations team and partners hit all four Glassworm command-and-control channels simultaneously at 1400 UTC on Tuesday, “severing the operators from the…

'Adversaries are no longer just targeting products, they're targeting the developers who build them': CrowdStrike takes down major botnet targeting developers across the world

The Glassworm botnet is no more, thanks to coordinated efforts between CrowdStrike, Google, and the Shadowserver Foundation.

CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target open source software developers

Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software.

CrowdStrike takes down Glassworm botnet

CrowdStrike, in collaboration with Google and the Shadowserver Foundation, dismantled a botnet that specifically targeted software developers

Google, CrowdStrike take down ‘Glassworm’ Botnet hacking attack targeting software developers | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker - National Cyber Security Consulting

AI image for representational purpose In what can be called a major victory for software supply-chain security, a group of global tech giants and cybersecurity researchers has successfully disrupted “Glassworm,” a resilient botnet that had been targeting software developers for months. According to a blog by CrowdStrike, a coordinated operation conducted by security teams from […]

CrowdStrike, Google Take Down Glassworm Botnet

Operators of the malicious Glassworm botnet have been targeting software developers since at least early 2025 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: CrowdStrike, Google Take Down Glassworm Botnet The post CrowdStrike, Google Take Down Glassworm Botnet appeared first on IT Security News.