DOJ and Allies Dismantle World's Largest Botnet, Arrest Ringleader in $5.9B Covid Relief Fraud
TL;DR
The DOJ has charged Chinese national YunHe Wang with operating the "world's largest botnet," 911 S5, which stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds and was involved in various other crimes. Wang allegedly amassed $99 million from selling access to compromised IP addresses and faces up to 65 years in prison. The botnet, active from 2014 to 2022, hacked over 19 million IP addresses globally. The FBI has provided guidance for identifying and removing the malware.
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