Cloudflare Removes Aisuru Botnet Domains from Top Websites Ranking
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Summary
Cloudflare has removed domains associated with the Aisuru botnet from its public ranking of most frequently requested websites after the botnet's domains repeatedly appeared at the top of the list, surpassing major tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. The botnet operators were using the network to artificially boost their malicious domain rankings while simultaneously attacking Cloudflare's DNS service. Cloudflare's CEO explained that the company redacted the botnet domains from their public charts to prevent giving the attackers visibility and to maintain the integrity of their rankings.
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· 4 pulledFor the past week, domains associated with the massive Aisuru botnet have repeatedly usurped Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in Cloudflare's public ranking of the most frequently requested websites.
Cloudflare responded by redacting Aisuru domain names from their top websites list.
The chief executive at Cloudflare says Aisuru's overlords are using the botnet to boost their malicious domain rankings, while simultaneously attacking the company's domain name system (DNS) service.
The #1 and #3 positions in this chart are Aisuru botnet controllers with their full domain names redacted.
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