A major cybercriminal network involving thousands of infected websites used to distribute malware has been disrupted by an international law enforcement takedown. The action against the SocGholish malware group formed the latest part of Operation Endgame, an ongoing global police investigation to combat ransomware and cybercrime worldwide. Announced by the Dutch police on June 18, action was taken to remediate infections of 15,000 websites controlled by SocGholish group and to dismantle the botnet associated with the group. Notably, the SocGholish botnet was regularly used by Evil Corp, the notorious, Russia-based ransomware and cyber crime group behind a swath of destructive malware attackers worldwide, including against governments, healthcare institutions and enterprises. SocGholish…