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Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet

·Source: SecurityWeek

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Executive Summary

Dutch authorities seized command-and-control servers tied to a botnet of infected computers, smartphones, and tablets that was allegedly used to power a residential proxy network and facilitate cybercrime. The post Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Analysis

Dutch authorities seized command-and-control servers tied to a botnet of infected computers, smartphones, and tablets that was allegedly used to power a residential proxy network and facilitate cybercrime. The post Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Source Attribution

Originally published by SecurityWeek on Jun 1, 2026.

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