US Disrupts Chinese Botnet that Hijacks SOHO Routers

In a decisive action, the U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has disrupted a cyber operation by Chinese state-sponsored hackers.  This operation, codenamed Volt Typhoon, targeted American critical infrastructure using a vast network of compromised routers. Hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers, primarily Cisco and NetGear models past their “end-of-life” status, were infected with […]

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