"The operation targeted the Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets and involved several major cybersecurity and tech companies, as well as law enforcement in Germany and Canada."
"Aisuru has made headlines over the past several months for its massive DDoS attacks, including several record-breaking attacks, peaking at 31.4 Tbps."
"According to the DoJ, cybercriminals used the Aisuru botnet to issue over 200,000 DDoS attack commands, while Kimwolf issued 25,000 such commands."
"The botnet disruption efforts included seizing multiple internet domains, virtual servers, and other infrastructure used by Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad."
The US Justice Department announced the disruption of IoT botnets Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad, which compromised over 3 million devices. Aisuru and Kimwolf were responsible for record-breaking DDoS attacks, with Aisuru issuing over 200,000 commands. Kimwolf, linked to Aisuru, ensnared around 2 million devices. JackSkid and Mossad issued 90,000 and 1,000 commands, respectively. The operation involved seizing domains and infrastructure, with law enforcement in Canada and Germany conducting parallel operations against botnet administrators.
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