The US Justice Department seized the domains of a Chinese botnet used to hack major US government agencies including NASA, the Justice Department, and the Senate. The seizures rendered the botnet's command and control servers inoperable because the domains were hardcoded into the botnet's code.
Background
Chinese state-sponsored or linked botnets have been implicated in numerous high-profile cyberattacks against US government infrastructure over recent years. This operation highlights ongoing US efforts to disrupt foreign cyber threats through domain takedowns.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Aug 27, 2026 at 01:01 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10