US, Germany, Canada Disrupt Botnets That Infected Millions of Devices

Date:

United States Department of Justice logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ReutersNEW YORK—Law enforcement agencies in the United ‌States, Germany and Canada have carried out an operation to take down infrastructure used by four major botnets ‌that infected more than 3 million devices worldwide.The U.S. ⁠Department of Justice said in a statement on Thursday the malicious networks – Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad – were used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with ​some Department of Defense websites among the targets.

spot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Share post:

More like this
Related

Beijings Bid to Block US Sanctions on Chinese Refineries Will Have Limited Impact, Analysts Say

The Shanghai Gaoqiao refinery in Shanghai on March 22,...

3 Women Arrested as ISIS Brides and Children Touch Down in Australia

A group of supporters surround an ISIS-linked family as...

Japan Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile in Major Balikatan Drill Near South China Sea

Japanese army Maj. Gen. Toshikatsu Musha (L) and Japanese...

3 Killed After Small Plane Crashes Into Building in Southeastern Brazil

Firefighters work next to the remains of a plane...