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. 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.