The US government and the government of Singapore has dismantled what has been called “likely the world’s largest botnet ever” and arrested its administrator.
The 911 S5 botnet granted cybercriminals means to keep their identities hidden while running different schemes.
The news was confirmed by FBI Director, Christopher Wray, who said “working with our international partners, the FBI conducted a joint, sequenced cyber operation to dismantle the 911 S5 Botnet—likely the world’s largest botnet ever…We arrested its administrator, Yunhe Wang, seized infrastructure and assets, and levied sanctions against Wang and his co-conspirators.”
Millions of unique IPs
The news comes hours after it was reported that the US government had sanctioned three individuals and three companies…
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