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Lumma Stealer Survives 2 Takedowns, Hits 394K PCs [2026]
Lumma Stealer malware has rebuilt and resumed operations 14 months after a coordinated May 2025 takedown by Microsoft, FBI, and Europol that seized ~2,300 domains and identified 394,000 infected devices. The malware-as-a-service model treats law enforcement action as a cost of business, not extinction, using new delivery chains through GitHub, ClickFix, and Windows Terminal to spread.
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The Wire takeaway
If you build endpoint detection or credential management tools, your market just proved itself recession-proof: malware operators treat $2m+ law enforcement takedowns as maintenance costs, not exit events. That means consistent inbound customer traction for the next 18 months minimum, and a clear narrative for your Series A deck.
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Topics: Cybersecurity · malware-as-a-service · takedown-resilience · infostealer-economy · infrastructure-rebuilding · credential-theft