'World's largest botnet' taken down as alleged Chinese mastermind arrested and $29m in cryptocurrency seized Cars including a Rolls-Royce, two BMWs and a Ferrari - as well as luxury watches - are ...

Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down a global malware network which stole $5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crimes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. The DOJ ...

The 911 S5 Botnet deployed 19 million compromised IP addresses in over 190 countries, using them to carry out bomb threats, fraud, child exploitation and more, the Justice Department said.

One of the world’s biggest botnet networks, responsible for stealing close to $6 billion (£4.7bn), has been shut down following an international effort from law enforcement agencies. The US ...

Security "World largest botnet ever" shut down — US government seizes 911 S5 operation and takes it offline News By Sead Fadilpašić published 30 May 2024 911 S5's mastermind was arrested in ...

The United States is taking a major victory lap after federal authorities took down what was allegedly the largest zombie "botnet" in the world. A Chinese national, YunHe Wang, was arrested as the ...

The FBI, together with a number of international partners, has taken down Qakbot, arguably the biggest and most disruptive botnet malicious network out there. In a video announcement posted by the ...

Police across 10 countries have taken part in a massive operation targeting what is believed to be the world’s largest piracy network. Properties were raided in the UK, as well as Bulgaria ...

Law enforcement shut down the massive 911 S5 botnet, but the security threat doesn't end there: here's how to tell if your computer was infected with this malware.

A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly being the mastermind behind a huge botnet used to steal billions of dollars. The "911 S5" botnet was likely the world's largest - and infected ...