Lumen Technologies, in collaboration with the DOJ, FBI, and Dutch National Police, dismantled a long-running criminal proxy network that exploited IoT and end-of-life devices. This botnet facilitated activities like ad fraud and DDoS attacks, affecting thousands of devices. Its low detection rate stemmed from exploiting known vulnerabilities. Lumen has shared details to aid cybersecurity defenses.

U.S., International Partners Target Bulletproof Hosting Services
Agencies with the US and other countries have gone hard after bulletproof hosting services providers this month, including Media Land, Hypercore, and associated companies and

