A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly running a botnet of 19 million infected IP addresses in nearly 200 countries, amassing at least $99 million by leasing his network to criminals for cybercrimes including COVID-19 pandemic relief scams.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wang Yunhe, 35, offered customers the use of his network of compromised IP addresses for a fee from 2014 until July 2022, according to a statement issued on May 29. The service, named “911 S5,” allowed cybercriminals to conceal their digital footprint when engaging in nefarious online activities.
