The Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan (IM-RAT) spyware was taken down in an operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust.

As a result, the hacking tool can no longer be used by those who bought it.

The investigation was led by the Australian Federal Police. Actions were undertaken in Australia, Colombia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The RAT spyware gives criminals free access to the victim's computer.

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