Throughout the week, law enforcement flagged known IP addresses associated with criminal activity, along with a range of domain names used by criminal groups, for online service providers to disable unlicensed versions of the tool. A total of 690 IP addresses were flagged to online service providers in 27 countries. By the end of the week, 593 of these addresses had been taken down, Europol said in a statement.
The NCA has coordinated global action against illicit software which has been used by cybercriminals for over a decade to infiltrate victims' IT systems and conduct attacks.
Paul Foster, the NCA's threat leadership director, said that although Cobalt Strike is a legitimate piece of software, cybercriminals have been exploiting its use for 'nefarious purposes'.
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