FBI dismantles cybercrime botnet of 19M infected computers...US dismantles 911 S5 botnet used for cyberattacks, arrests admin...'World's largest botnet' taken down as alleged mastermind arrested and $29m in cryptocurrency seized
"A Chinese national was charged Wednesday with leading the “world’s largest botnet,” responsible for “billions” in cybercrime, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday."
"The DOJ said YunHe Wang used the botnet, named “911 S5,” to “commit cyber attacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export violations.”
“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,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. “The 911 S5 Botnet infected computers in nearly 200 countries and facilitated a whole host of computer-enabled crimes, including financial frauds, identity theft, and child exploitation.”"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-dismantles-cybercrime-botnet-of-19m-infected-computers/ar-BB1nl752
"The U.S. Justice Department and international partners dismantled the 911 S5 proxy botnet and arrested 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, its administrator, in Singapore.
"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," said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
"We arrested its administrator, Yunhe Wang, seized infrastructure and assets, and levied sanctions against Wang and his co-conspirators.""
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-dismantles-911-s5-residential-proxy-botnet-used-for-cyberattacks-arrests-admin/
"The "911 S5" botnet was likely the world's largest - and infected computers in nearly 200 countries and facilitated a whole host of crimes including financial frauds, identity theft and child exploitation, said FBI director Christopher Wray."
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/worlds-largest-botnet-taken-down-as-alleged-mastermind-arrested-and-29m-in-cryptocurrency-seized/ar-BB1njKpH