FBI Shut Down Russia-linked « Cyclops Blink » Botnet That Infected Thousands of Devices

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that it neutralized Cyclops Blink, a modular botnet controlled by a threat actor known as Sandworm, which has been attributed to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU).
« The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that it neutralized Cyclops Blink, a modular botnet controlled by a threat actor known as Sandworm, which has been attributed to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU).
« The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used