Microsoft leads crackdown on ‘Lumma Stealer’ malware with DOJ, Europol, and others by Todd Bishop on May 21, 2025 at 9:47 am May 21, 2025 at 10:04 am Share 3 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

Microsoft said on Wednesday its Digital Crimes Unit filed a legal action against Lumma Stealer last week, after it found nearly 400,000 Windows computers globally infected by the information ...

The info-stealer, known as Lumma, has been seen since 2022 and is used extensively by cybercrime gangs to steal account passwords, banking info and cryptocurrency wallets.

The Atomic Stealer malware still relies on users installing fake software with a payload hidden in the .dmg file, but it is evolving to get harder to detect.