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UK and allies issue cyber attack warning over China-backed ‘botnet’ of 260,000 compromised devices | UK News
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The UK and its Five Eyes allies have issued a cyber attack warning over a China-backed “botnet” of more than 260,000 compromised devices. Businesses have been urged by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its allies in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to protect their devices from possible attacks. It says a…
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‘World’s largest botnet’ taken down as alleged Chinese mastermind arrested and $29m in cryptocurrency seized | Science & Tech News
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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 computers in nearly 200 countries and facilitated a whole host of crimes including financial frauds, identity theft and child exploitation, said FBI…