A Chinese state-linked botnet has grown to 1,500 hacked routers and is mapping vulnerable targets within hours of disclosure

A Covert Botnet Linked to Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Doubled in Size

A covert botnet linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers has more than doubled in size and is now scanning for newly disclosed vulnerabilities within hours of publication. The JDY botnet comprises over 1,500 compromised small office and home office routers, firewalls, and IoT devices, according to new research from Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Most of the […]

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