Dutch police dismantle botnet of 17 million devices, seize 200 servers
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Summary
The Dutch National Police and the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) have taken down 200 servers controlling a massive botnet of at least 17 million infected devices, including computers, mobile phones, IoT devices, and routers. The investigation was triggered by a security researcher's report, and the servers hosting the botnet infrastructure were physically located in the Netherlands. The Hague police's cybercrime unit seized the botnet's infrastructure.
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The investigation was launched after the NCSC received a report by a security researcher
The botnet consisted of at least 17 million infected devices – computers, mobile phones, IoT devices, routers, etc.
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