Chinese Botnet Threatens Global Cybersecurity

Chinese-controlled Botnet Exposed by Five Eyes

Botnets are networks of compromised devices used by attackers to perform malicious activities without the owners' knowledge. Recently, cyber agencies from the Five Eyes alliance—comprising the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—uncovered a vast Chinese-controlled botnet. This botnet comprises tens of thousands of unpatched Internet-connected devices such as firewalls, routers, and surveillance cameras.