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US Sanctions Chinese Cyber Firm Linked to Botnet Attack

The US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in a state-sponsored botnet attack known as Flax Typhoon. Integrity Technology, which is traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, was involved in “multiple computer intrusion …

FBI Takes Down Huge Global Army of Zombie Computer Devices

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. The botnet, which was spread across more than 190 countries, enabled …

U.S., Partners Dismantle Russian Hacking ‘Botnet,’ Justice Dept Says

Law enforcement in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain dismantled a global network of internet-connected devices that had been hacked by Russian cyber criminals and used for malicious purposes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The network, …