Bottom line: A 23-year-old peer-to-peer botnet was dismantled through a coordinated international effort involving law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity vendors.
What's happening: The Sality botnet, previously known as Sality Worm, was active since 1999, infecting an estimated 10 million computers worldwide, according to Kaspersky.
What to do: Security leaders should review their networks for potential Sality botnet infections and implement measures to prevent similar peer-to-peer botnets from emerging in the future.