About three years ago, some of Google’s security engineers came to company attorneys with a gigantic mess.
The security team had discovered that Google unwittingly was enabling the spread of malicious software known as Glupteba. The malware had corrupted more than 1 million Windows computers, turning them into vehicles to mine cryptocurrency and spy on users. By hijacking Google accounts, purchasing Google ads to lure in users, and misusing Google cloud tools, the hackers behind the operation were on their way to infecting even more computers.
Tech giants such as Google long have had a playbook for destroying botnets like Glupteba. They call up fellow
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