Feds Arrest Chinese National for Running World's Largest Botnet, Stealing $6B in COVID Relief
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The FBI, DCIS, and DOC have announced the dismantlement of the 911 S5 residential proxy service, which rebranded as Cloudrouter in October 2023. The service, operational since 2014, compromised over 19 million IP addresses globally, causing billions in losses. The agencies provide guidance on identifying and removing 911 S5-related VPN applications and offer tips for individuals and businesses to protect against botnets. Victims are encouraged to report incidents to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.
- Guidance on the 911 S5 Residential Proxy Service Internet Crime Complaint Center(IC3)
- DOJ charges Chinese national with operating 'world's largest botnet' that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds CNBC
- Feds take down one of world's largest malicious botnets and arrest its administrator CBS News
- U.S. arrests alleged thief of $6 billion in COVID relief Quartz
- Chinese national cuffed on charges of running 'likely the world's largest botnet ever' The Register
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