The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned three Chinese nationals and three Thailand-based companies for their involvement in a cybercrime network linked to the 911 S5 botnet. This botnet, described as likely the world's largest, infected over 19 million IP addresses globally and was used to facilitate $5.9 billion in fraudulent COVID-19 relief claims, unemployment fraud, and other cybercrimes including bomb threats and child exploitation. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of a Chinese national, YunHe Wang, who is accused of operating the botnet. The international law enforcement operation led to the dismantling of the botnet, the seizure of $30 million in assets, and the disruption of 23 domains and over 70 servers.
US DOJ says Chinese national arrested on malware charges in international operation https://t.co/k1S7BlsK6P https://t.co/TUWND2lHaq
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
π₯ 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
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π΅ US DOJ SAYS CHINESE NATIONAL ARRESTED MALWARE CHARGES IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATION Full Story β 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 malwareβ¦ https://t.co/h7YOyU13H5
Law enforcement operation dismantled 911 S5 botnet: https://t.co/lPElcPhsGW by Security Affairs #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
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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
Chinese national cuffed on charges of running 'likely the world's largest botnet ever' https://t.co/xgTHs19ehH
π¨π³ 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 worldβs largest botnet β an army of 19 million infected computers β 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 β including many related to COVID relief funding. https://t.co/Q82DgAiuXl
The US says a Chinese national operated the β911 S5β 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 πΊπΈ 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 π¨π³ national and St. Kittsβ¦ https://t.co/fWwnsXyZm6
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DOJ charges Chinese national with operating βworld's largest botnet' that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds https://t.co/XBQqNqkW5M
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 π« 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 π: 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 π« 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
π΅ US SANCTIONS CHINESE INDIVIDUALS OVER COVID-RELATED FRAUD, BOMB THREATS Full Story β 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 threatsβ¦