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#5 The Hacker News general May 31, 2026 at 12:22 UTC

Dutch Authorities Dismantle Botnet Linked to 17 Million Infected Devices

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Dutch police, working with the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), dismantled a botnet comprising at least 17 million infected devices — including computers, tablets, smartphones, and IoT devices — by seizing more than 200 command-and-control servers located in the Netherlands. The infrastructure was allegedly used to power a residential proxy network and facilitate broader cybercrime operations. The scale of this takedown makes it one of the largest botnet disruptions in recent years.

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