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La parte difficile non è mettere offline un botnet. È che i livelli di residential proxy consentono agli abusi di confondersi con il normale traffico consumer, così la reputation degli IP e il geo-blocking non colgono la vera fonte dell’attacco. Quando la fonte sembra un utente domestico o mobile, il filtraggio standard perde efficacia.
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Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet
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.
Dutch Authorities Dismantle Botnet Linked to 17 Million Infected Devices
Dutch authorities dismantled a 17 million-device botnet backed by 200+ servers, disrupting infrastructure used for cybercrime.
Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled
The botnet was reportedly tied to a Russia-based residential proxy network.
Dutch cops wrest 17M devices from mystery botnet's clutches
Hosting provider pulled the plug after police traced 200 servers to the Netherlands
Dutch police disrupts botnet composed of 17 million devices - Help Net Security
200 servers controlling a botnet of 17 million devices have been taken down, th Dutch National Police announced on Thursday.
Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices
Dutch authorities have taken offline a massive botnet of 17 million devices and seized more than 200 servers at a local provider that supported the operation.
Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-06-01