An international task force apprehended a Chinese national and dismantled what's believed to be the "world's largest" botnet, considered a crushing blow to cybercrime. The cybercriminal allegedly operated this botnet for nearly a decade, netting him an estimated $99 million in profits.
The "911 S5" botnet, a sophisticated weapon of choice for cybercriminals, facilitated a range of nefarious activities from fraud and identity theft, to child exploitation.The arrest of Yunhe Wang, the suspected ringleader of this criminal network, signifies a turning point in the fight against cybercrime.
