Dutch authorities dismantled a large-scale botnet comprising over 17 million devices, which was controlled via 200 servers hosted in the Netherlands and used for criminal purposes. The infrastructure was taken offline by the hosting provider following a police seizure prompted by a security researcher's report. The article does not specify the botnet's malware family, initial infection vector, or provide technical remediation details for affected endpoints.
Authorities in the Netherlands said they dismantled a botnet that comprised more than 17 million devices and were managed by 200 servers in a joint operation by the police and the National Cyber Security Center. The action, announced Thursday , came about after a security researcher reported the sprawling network to authorities. The host infrastructure was located in the Netherlands. Used for criminal purposes “The police then seized several botnet servers from a hosting provider for investigation,” the NCSC said. “The botnet was taken offline by the provider because it was used for criminal purposes.” Read full article Comments