Global Crackdown Dismantles 4 Botnets Behind Major DDoS Attacks

International law enforcement, including the US DOJ and FBI, has successfully shut down the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets. These criminal networks hijacked over three million home devices to launch record-breaking cyberattacks.

In a win for cybersecurity, law enforcement agencies from across the globe have successfully dismantled multiple botnets used in large-scale DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service attacks). According to the US Department of Justice, a coordinated operation disrupted four notorious botnets known as Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad.

For context, botnets are basically armies of hijacked internet-connected everyday items (Also known as Internet of Things or IoT devices), like your home Wi-Fi router, digital video recorder, or security camera, which are forced to work together to target websites or private networks with DDoS attacks.

The operation involved seizing internet domains and virtual servers to cut off the link between the hackers and the hijacked devices. Authorities involved ...