"DOJ Dismantles World's Largest Botnet, Arrests Chinese Operator"
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Chinese national YunHe Wang has been arrested for operating the "world's largest botnet," 911 S5, which facilitated billions in cybercrimes, including fraud, child exploitation, and bomb threats. The botnet infected over 19 million IP addresses globally, including 613,000 in the U.S. Wang and his co-conspirators were sanctioned, and authorities seized assets worth $60 million. Wang faces charges that could result in up to 65 years in prison.
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