Global Cybercrime Crackdown: Major Botnets Dismantled, Key Figures Arrested
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The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Chinese nationals for operating a VPN-powered botnet, 911 S5, which rented out over 19 million residential IP addresses to cybercriminals for activities like COVID-19 aid scams and bomb threats. The botnet used free VPNs, MaskVPN and DewVPN, to covertly turn user devices into proxy servers. The sanctions also target three Thailand-based businesses linked to the operation.
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- 911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested in Coordinated International Operation Department of Justice
- US and allies arrest alleged cybercrime ringleader, seize millions in sports cars in major Covid-19 fraud bust CNN
- DOJ charges Chinese national with operating 'world's largest botnet' that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds CNBC
- FBI Takes Down Massive Global Army of Zombie Computer Devices Yahoo Finance
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