FBI and Europol Dismantle $6bn Cybercrime Botnet, Arrest Chinese National
TL;DR
The FBI, in collaboration with international partners, dismantled the "911 S5" botnet, the world's largest, which infected 19 million computers and facilitated various cybercrimes. Chinese national YunHe Wang, who profited nearly $100 million from the operation, was arrested in Singapore and faces multiple charges that could lead to a 65-year prison sentence.
- FBI dismantles cybercrime botnet of 19M infected computers The Hill
- Europol and US seize website domains, luxury goods in $6bn cybercrime bust The Guardian
- DOJ charges Chinese national with operating 'world's largest botnet' that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds CNBC
- Chinese national allegedly made $99 million selling access to Windows home computers CBS News
- '911 S5': Chinese national arrested, FBI takes down massive global army of zombie computer devices The Times of India
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