Blender was used to launder $20.5 million of the $620 million that the Treasury Department alleges North Korean hackers stole in March.

The botnet was active just days after the Exchange Server vulnerabilities were announced.

The alleged scheme included fake company profiles with names and pictures of mostly women.

It’s the most significant law enforcement offensive to date against the Eastern European cybercrime gang.

It’s an example of how the fight against a cybercriminal threat is often long and methodical — and heavily aided by the private sector.

The MyKings botnet, also known as Smominru, is a mash-up of recent security trends.