A 35-year-old Chinese man has been arrested in Singapore, and millions of dollars in cars, watches and real estate have been seized as part of a blockbuster raid on a global cybercriminal network that defrauded the US government of billions of dollars, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
An international law enforcement operation disrupted the massive 911 S5 botnet and led to the arrest one of its leaders, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
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The man allegedly spread his malware using VPN programs like MaskVPN and DewVPN, as well as pay-per-install services, often bundled with pirated software.
SINGAPORE - A Chinese national has been arrested in an international operation on charges of creating and using malware that was used in cyberattacks, large-scale fraud and child exploitation, according to US authorities.