Massive Global Botnet Busted: Chinese Mastermind Faces 65 Years for $100M Cybercrime Scheme
YunHe Wang allegedly operated the 911 S5 botnet, infecting over 19 million IP addresses worldwide. The scheme, which ran from 2014 to 2022, enabled crimes like cyber-attacks and pandemic relief fraud, generating $100 million in profits. Wang now faces up to 65 years in prison if convicted, says the DOJ.
Hot Take:
Move over Hollywood, the real-life cyber-thriller starring YunHe Wang and his international botnet empire makes your plotlines look like child’s play. Who needs fiction when reality is this wild?
Key Points:
- Chinese national YunHe Wang allegedly ran an international botnet infecting 19 million IP addresses.
- Malware distributed through VPN programs like MaskVPN and DewVPN.
- Botnet facilitated various crimes including large-scale fraud, child exploitation, and bomb threats.
- Operation allegedly netted $100 million, spent on luxury items.
- Wang faces up to 65 years in prison if convicted.
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