Australian Signals Directorate Disrupts Amadey Malware Infrastructure

# Australian Signals Directorate Disrupts Amadey Malware Infrastructure

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/australian-signals-directorate-disrupts-amadey-malware-infra · AIR-2026-1578 · closed 2026-11-10

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation): Confirmed disruption of a major malware backend affecting thousands of systems.
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2026-10-27
- AI role: No AI role
- Products: Amadey malware

## Summary

The Australian Signals Directorate gained access to the backend infrastructure of the Amadey malware operation, cutting off attacker access to 180,000 infected computers worldwide. The intervention effectively neutralizes the current threat from these infected endpoints.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-10-27: Australia Gets Into Amadey Malware Backend, Cuts Off Access to 180,000 Infected Computers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/australia-gets-into-amadey-malware.html)

## Sources

- 2026-10-27 The Hacker News: Australia Gets Into Amadey Malware Backend, Cuts Off Access to 180,000 Infected Computers https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/australia-gets-into-amadey-malware.html

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