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Law enforcement shuts down router botnet
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Law enforcement shut down a botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers.
Why it matters
The operation targeted a botnet composed of tens of thousands of compromised routers. The botnet's centralized command-and-control infrastructure was disabled. No agency names, technical methods, jurisdictional details, or dates are specified in the excerpt.
Implications
- • Centralized command-and-control for the router network is disrupted.
- • Compromised routers are no longer part of the botnet's active control network.
Who is affected
- • Network operators
- • Internet service providers
- • Cybersecurity teams
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