911 S5 Botnet Dismantled – Another Major Botnet Taken Down By Law Enforcement – 2024
911 S5 Botnet Dismantled – Another Major Botnet Taken Down
Law Enforcement Takes Down Another Major Cybercrime Operation
Primary Category: Law Enforcement
Authors:
• SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
• U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
About This Article
In a significant international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department, the notorious 911 S5 botnet, responsible for infecting over 19 million IP addresses and facilitating large-scale fraud and other crimes, has been dismantled.
The operation resulted in the arrest of YunHe Wang, a Chinese national, who allegedly created and operated the botnet from 2014 to 2022. Wang’s malware compromised millions of residential computers, allowing cybercriminals to commit various offenses, including financial fraud and child exploitation.
