The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the arrest of a Chinese national, YunHe Wang, in connection with the operation of the 911 S5 botnet, which is believed to be the world's largest botnet. The botnet infected over 19 million IP addresses across 190 countries and was used to commit various cybercrimes, including bomb threats, child exploitation, and large-scale fraud. The network facilitated billions of dollars in fraudulent COVID-19 relief and unemployment claims. The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned three Chinese individuals, including YunHe Wang, Jingping Liu, and Yanni Zheng, and three Thai companies linked to this cybercrime network. The international operation, coordinated by Europol, also led to the takedown of over 100 servers and the seizure of $30 million in assets.
Massive ransomware network taken down by "Endgame" international police operation. https://t.co/Tv7Gi2ZfHR
Another big law-enforcement strike against botnets announced this morning, with the largest-ever takedown of cybercriminal infrastructure and 4 arrests in Armenia and Ukraine. https://t.co/XES6A9NjOj https://t.co/OUyZKXWLqE
BOTNET SMASHED!!! The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes https://t.co/l3P01ws3Gr via @technology
U.S. And Europol Take Down Two Huge Botnets https://t.co/lVBuiPYUY9
Four people have been arrested in the "largest ever operation against botnets," according to Europol https://t.co/mSSgQF4v2D
A 35-year-old Chinese man has been tagged as the alleged mastermind behind a gargantuan botnet used to steal billions from zombie computers. https://t.co/wKskMyBzdG
US Sanctions 3 Chinese Nationals Accused of Malicious Botnet Involvement The cybercrime network allegedly made bomb threats and enabled criminals to steal billions of dollars. https://t.co/FFSfl60HWl https://t.co/H4x0TZXyb3
European and US operation takes down global malware network https://t.co/ZOQz2kZQjd
Four arrested in major international anti-malware sweep ➡️ https://t.co/1gqD2jilH0 https://t.co/DrCVCR0125
Massive international police operation takes down ransomware networks https://t.co/Tq25sw0J5m https://t.co/PwHunSLYSC
Authorities arrested four people and took down or disrupted more than 100 servers in the "largest ever" operation against botnets that deploy ransomware, Europol said Thursday. https://t.co/KdvMqzkrnw
Massive international police operation takes down ransomware networks, arrests four suspects https://t.co/k3aYnWTZzi
Europol Shuts Down 100+ Servers Linked to IcedID, TrickBot, and Other Malware: https://t.co/vec6umX246 by The Hacker News #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
DOJ ARRESTS MAN BEHIND WORLD’S LARGEST MALICIOUS ‘BOTNET’ - $130M IN BITCOIN HOLDINGS - ‘911 S5’, 2022, was the world’s largest botnet - it offered cybercriminals a deceptive way of hijacking victims’ IP addresses, allowing them to… “carry out password spraying attacks,… https://t.co/vjHiYh4MG5 https://t.co/GceL7zCidB
🚨BREAKING: US DOJ ARRESTS MAN BEHIND WORLD'S LARGEST 'BOTNET' THAT INFECTED MORE THAN 19M IP ADDRESSES
Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem https://t.co/vAp8lppYA6
'World's largest botnet' taken down as alleged mastermind arrested and $29m in cryptocurrency seized 💻 https://t.co/vDoW23rQMK
Massive international police operation takes down ransomware networks, arrests 4 suspects https://t.co/UFVoeegXwf
Your "free VPN" was a botnet responsible for billions of dollars of fraud. A single botnet operator, a Chinese-born individual in Singapore, was responsible for the bot infrastructure of $5.9B in US unemployment insurance claims fraud. The US government is so screwed up that it… https://t.co/IV7ExmQCuj
🛡️ Europol's Operation Endgame has successfully dismantled major #MALWARE loader networks like IcedID, SystemBC, PikaBot, SmokeLoader, Bumblebee, and TrickBot. Read > https://t.co/QB0pDONFZg Over 100 servers down and 2,000 domains confiscated.
US-Led Operation Takes Down World’s Largest Botnet https://t.co/PUapRo1qGz
4 arrested in sprawling European sting on malware network https://t.co/l8UIPB3LQx
Four arrested in major European cybercrime sting https://t.co/VSEgFkOceb
Europol says police in Germany, the UK, the US, and others took down a botnet that spread ransomware via infected emails, arrested four, and seized 2K+ domains (@mikecorder / Associated Press) https://t.co/2r9Pn1gh7P 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/LeuAXcwcBh
US DOJ says Chinese national arrested on malware charges in international operation https://t.co/k1S7BlsK6P https://t.co/TUWND2lHaq
Germany, France and the Netherlands have headed an international cyber sting operation targeting malware. Four people were arrested in Armenia and Ukraine and more than 2,000 domains taken under the control of law enforcement. https://t.co/5NR5XA5Eed
U.S. Dismantles World's Largest 911 S5 Botnet, with 19 Million Infected Devices: https://t.co/GvKFOJQe1o by The Hacker News #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
🔥 U.S. takes down "911 S5," the world's largest BOTNET, spanning 190 countries and 19 MILLION infected devices. Chinese ADMIN arrested, leading to disruption of 23 domains, 70+ servers, and seizure of $30 million in assets. Details: https://t.co/Tm8xnEWG6q #cybersecurity
One of world's largest botnets taken down, says US Department of Justice https://t.co/igFUOd632m https://t.co/EznqCZakkH
Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals https://t.co/U7nkKwezMf
Authorities have arrested four people and taken down or disrupted more than 100 servers in a major international anti-malware operation, #Europol announces. https://t.co/qmPCK54rzg
🔵 US DOJ SAYS CHINESE NATIONAL ARRESTED MALWARE CHARGES IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATION Full Story → https://t.co/3nHv11ocML The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said a Chinese national was arrested in an international operation on charges of creating and using malware… https://t.co/h7YOyU13H5
Europol's Operation Endgame: Four Arrested, 100 Servers Disrupted in Major Anti-Malware Operation https://t.co/V28XzHeXHA
Law enforcement operation dismantled 911 S5 botnet: https://t.co/lPElcPhsGW by Security Affairs #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
The Office of Foreign Assets Control in the US has sanctioned three Thai companies and three Chinese individuals due to their connections to a cybercrime network. The three Chinese nationals subject to sanctions are Yunhe Wang, Jingping Liu, and Yanni Zheng. They have been… https://t.co/gWkHrYYmoY
International police operation dismantles ransomware networks, arrests four suspects https://t.co/SOOWrb0fuR https://t.co/wmMj8DhfSN
Police coordinated by the European Union's justice agency have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in what they called the biggest ever international operation against the lucrative form of cybercrime. https://t.co/UC4KyPFkzN
Four people have been arrested and more than 100 internet servers taken down or disrupted in an internationally coordinated operation targeting the cyber infrastructure used for malware, Europol said https://t.co/ssbgfwAofL
🚨#BREAKING 🚨 - Europol #OperationEndgame: Largest Ever Operation Against Botnets Targets Dropper Malware Ecosystem Between May 27 and 29, 2024, #OperationEndgame, coordinated from #Europol's headquarters, targeted several malware droppers including IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot,… https://t.co/tQOvmTASTB
Four arrested in sprawling European sting on malware network https://t.co/HmnmJ0Trlr https://t.co/3GnZ3OR7aM
One of the world's biggest botnets taken down, US says https://t.co/BCRvp8AUwA
Authorities have arrested four people and taken down or disrupted more than 100 servers in a major international anti-malware operation, Europol announces
#BREAKING Authorities have arrested four people and taken down or disrupted more than 100 servers in a major international anti-malware operation, Europol announces https://t.co/AR7duUtHZC
🚨Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem. Operation Endgame, coordinated from Europol headquarters, has led to four arrests and the takedown of over 100 servers worldwide. More information in our press release⤵️ https://t.co/SNZW5SpLnF
World's biggest botnet taken down, US says https://t.co/nptmJMm6VK
International authorities arrest man allegedly behind "likely the world's largest botnet ever" https://t.co/Zg75W5Y2yz
Department of Justice claims to have taken down a large botnet with 19M unique IP address https://t.co/FIinArMJZ7
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. https://t.co/GiuTaBuJlT
Authorities arrest man allegedly running ’likely world’s largest ever’ cybercrime botnet https://t.co/gQvQjZh8jL https://t.co/pEToqK37M5
Chinese national cuffed on charges of running 'likely the world's largest botnet ever' https://t.co/xgTHs19ehH
🇨🇳 YunHe Wang created and operated a botnet that hacked into over 19 million IP addresses in nearly 200 countries and stole $5.9B of Covid relief funds. The botnet is also linked to other crimes including child exploitation and bomb threats. https://t.co/IzRjbCipDC https://t.co/Ka5t39fJGQ https://t.co/q6FFjiC3JE
The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes https://t.co/UUXyUGLB6P via @technology @KatrinaManson
Federal investigators took down one of the world's largest malicious botnets, one that helped generate tens of thousands of fraudulent transactions that cost victims billions — including many related to COVID relief funding. https://t.co/Q82DgAiuXl
The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes. https://t.co/09fwLbGtTX
A court-authorized international law enforcement operation led by 🇺🇸 DOJ disrupted a botnet used to commit cyber attacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export violations. As part of this operation, YunHe Wang, a 🇨🇳 national and St. Kitts… https://t.co/fWwnsXyZm6
The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes https://t.co/dyDDIGvEUf
DOJ charges Chinese national with operating ‘world's largest botnet' that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds https://t.co/XBQqNqkW5M
Authorities arrest man allegedly running 'likely world's largest ever' cybercrime botnet https://t.co/vTJTkcdM2e
Chinese national arrested for operating proxy service linked to billions in cybercrime. Details via @AJVicens: https://t.co/O5i3czqIiy
Protect against 911s5, a residential proxy service which compromised over 19 million IP addresses globally and caused billions of dollars in losses. Learn how the #FBI and partners disrupted the botnet to remove 911s5's applications from your devices #PSA https://t.co/ogppVj5ouO https://t.co/qjvb9y3wl3
DOJ charges Chinese national with operating 'world's largest botnet' that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds https://t.co/YJIBPtXvpY
The US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet, "likely the world's largest botnet ever" affecting 19M+ unique IPs, and arrest its administrator (@serghei / BleepingComputer) https://t.co/3TVEKzr8zX 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/gSxafFHnI5
US arrests man allegedly behind enormous botnet that enabled cyberattacks and fraud https://t.co/dhcy66FNhY
Today, the DOJ announced the arrest of a Chinese national who amassed millions of hijacked residential IP addresses and facilitated billions of dollars in unemployment and pandemic relief fraud. Learn about the investigation by the #FBI and its partners: https://t.co/6ZDjo8knal
911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested in Coordinated International Operation Botnet Infected Over 19M IP Addresses to Enable Billions of Dollars in Pandemic and Unemployment Fraud, and Access to Child Exploitation Materials 🔗: https://t.co/sEdzhDoHfl https://t.co/R5UBMsOX6n
US Sanctions Three Chinese Men For Operating 911 S5 Botnet https://t.co/KR9H4ORCxN
The #US Treasury has sanctioned three Chinese individuals and three Thai companies for involvement in a #cyber crime network that it says made bomb threats and fraudulent applications for #COVID-related aid, costing the government billions of dollars. https://t.co/89QBvCGmet
US govt sanctions cybercrime gang behind massive 911 S5 botnet https://t.co/GNbnyBbLe0
The US Treasury sanctions three Chinese nationals and three Thailand-based companies linked to a botnet controlling residential proxy service "911 S5" (@serghei / BleepingComputer) https://t.co/kJdnUwieRy 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/zZVAMfe6yr
Treasury Sanctions Creators of 911 S5 Proxy Botnet: https://t.co/15dFyWayLH by Krebs on Security #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
The United States is sanctioning three PRC nationals associated with malicious cyber activity and three entities owned or controlled by one of them. We will continue to act against cybercriminals who seek to exploit our financial system.
🔵 US SANCTIONS CHINESE INDIVIDUALS OVER COVID-RELATED FRAUD, BOMB THREATS Full Story → https://t.co/8eYijyDjVa The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned three Chinese individuals and three Thai companies for involvement in a cybercrime network that it said made bomb threats…