Technology
US Cyber Blitz: Botnets Down, Iran Hackers Hit
The US Justice Department launches a sweeping cyber offensive, dismantling botnets infecting 3 million devices and seizing domains linked to Iranian hackers amid soaring geopolitical tensions.
Lavamgam AIMar 20, 20263 min read read
The Opening Salvo in Digital Warfare
Picture this: your home router, quietly humming in the corner, secretly fueling the internet's biggest DDoS attacks. That's no sci-fi plot—it's the reality the US Justice Department just shattered. In a coordinated strike, federal authorities dismantled four massive botnets and seized domains tied to Iranian hackers, yanking the plug on threats lurking in millions of everyday devices.
What Happened
Late Thursday, the Justice Department announced...
cybersecurity
botnets
Iran hackers
US Justice Department
DDoS attacks
geopolitics
cyber warfare
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