"World's Largest Botnet Dismantled, Alleged Chinese Mastermind Arrested"
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Authorities have arrested Yunhe Wang, a Chinese national, for allegedly running the world's largest cybercrime botnet, "911 S5," which infected 19 million computers globally and generated $99 million in profits. The botnet was used for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud, including pandemic relief scams, resulting in over $5.9 billion in estimated losses. Wang was arrested in Singapore, and authorities seized $29 million in cryptocurrency.
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