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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
metacurity@infosec.exchange ("Metacurity") wrote:
The FBI’s takedown last month of the RapperBot appeared to have an unwanted consequence: freeing up as many as 95,000 devices to be taken over by new botnet overlords. That led to a free-for-all to take over the machines “as fast as possible."
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/the-fbi-destroyed-an-internet-weapon-but-criminals-picked-up-the-pieces-6a278c07?mod=panda%5Fwsj%5Fauthor%5Falert