- An international company has disrupted four global botnets
- The botnets powered over 3 million devices for DDoS attacks
- The US, Canada and Germany worked together to disrupt infrastructure and individuals
A global botnet responsible for a record 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack has been disrupted by an international operation.
Law enforcement from the US, Germany and Canada targeted Command and Control (C2) infrastructure, virtual servers and Internet domains used to infect Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The US Department of Justice said the infrastructure was used by Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad and contained more than three million infected devices across the globe.
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Global botnet disruption
The Department of Justice explained that the operation was conducted simultaneously, with partners in Canada and Germany targeting the individuals responsible for operating the botnet.
“Some of these attacks measured approximately 30 terabits per second, which were record-breaking attacks,” the Justice Department added.
The Aisuru botnet has been used in several record-breaking DDoS attacks, including a 15.72 Tbps attack against Microsoft Azure. The KimWolf botnet powered over 1.8 million Android devices, while the Justice Department said the lesser-known JackSkid group has “launched more than 90,000 DDoS attack commands.” The Mossad botnet launched over 1,000 attack commands
DDoS botnets usually consist of internet-connected ‘smart’ devices such as digital video recorders, webcams or Wi-Fi routers – but almost any internet-connected device can be used as part of a botnet.
The companies responsible for creating these Internet-connected devices often do not roll out regular software updates, leaving the devices at risk of being hijacked. For example, the KimWolf botnet consisted largely of smart TVs and media devices.
“Today, the United States joined international law enforcement partners in coordinated enforcement actions to disrupt DDoS threats affecting Alaskans and victims around the world,” said U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska.
“Effective cooperation strengthens our collective ability to combat emerging threats. The United States is steadfast in our commitment to protect critical Internet infrastructure and combat the cybercriminals who endanger its security, wherever they reside.”
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