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MYSTERIOUS: Fbi takes down ipstorm malware botnet - What They Never Told You

Botnet.

IPStorm, a powerful botnet proxy network used to facilitate cybercriminal activity, has been shut down by the FBI. 

The news was confirmed via a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico, which outlined how, between 2019 and 2022, Russian and Moldovan national Sergei Makinin built malware that compromised thousands of Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android devices scattered all over the world. 

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