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AIChina-Linked JDY Botnet Expands to 1,500+ Devices for Cyber Reconnaissance
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a significant expansion of the JDY botnet, a China-linked covert network that has grown to over 1,500 compromised SOHO and IoT devices. The botnet operates as a centrally controlled scanning infrastructure designed to discover, fingerprint, and continuously map exposed services at scale for cyber reconnaissance purposes.
AIFree Apps Are Quietly Turning Smart TVs Into Web-Scraping Proxies for AI
Security research has revealed that Bright Data, a major web-scraping proxy provider targeting the AI industry, embeds SDKs in free consumer apps that convert users' devices—including always-on smart TVs—into proxy exit nodes without clear disclosure. The company, formerly known as Luminati, operates what it claims is the world's largest residential proxy network by leveraging these consumer devic
AIDutch Authorities Dismantle Botnet Linked to 17 Million Infected Devices
Dutch law enforcement, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Center, successfully dismantled a massive botnet comprising at least 17 million compromised devices including computers, mobile devices, and IoT equipment. The operation targeted over 200 command-and-control servers located within the Netherlands that were orchestrating malicious attacks through the infected device network.