Botnet of more than 17M devices dismantled
6 hours ago
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- Dutch authorities dismantled a botnet consisting of over 17 million devices controlled by 200 servers.
- A security researcher reported the network, leading Dutch police and the NCSC to seize servers from a hosting provider.
- The botnet was linked to ASOCKS, a Russia-based residential proxy service used for anonymity and cybercrime like DDoS attacks.
- The NCSC warned that such proxies complicate cybercrime mitigation by mimicking regular traffic and disguising attacks.