Dutch police and NCSC seize botnet infrastructure
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Dutch police and the NCSC seized more than 200 servers and took offline a 17 million-device botnet, disrupting infrastructure used for cyberattacks. The action followed a joint investigation and targeted hosting at a local provider in the Netherlands. Authorities said the botnet controlled computers, tablets, and smartphones for criminal abuse.
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First: 29.05.2026 17:26
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According to the authorities, the seized servers controlled "computers, tablets, and smartphones to carry out cyberattacks."
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The **17-million-device botnet** was disrupted after authorities took its infrastructure offline, cutting off a network used to **carry out cyberattacks** across **computers, tabl...
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Malware ActivityHow related: According to the authorities, the seized servers controlled "computers, tablets, and smartphones to carry out cyberattacks."
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29.05.2026 17:26 2 articles · 0h ago
Dutch authorities take offline a 17 million-device botnet and seize more than 200 servers
Initial DisclosureDutch authorities said police and the NCSC disrupted a botnet of at least 17 million infected devices, seized more than 200 servers at a local hosting provider in the Netherlands, and took the infrastructure offline after an investigation. The servers were used to control computers, tablets, and smartphones for cyberattacks, including DDoS attacks, malicious traffic proxying, and cryptocurrency mining.
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- Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 29.05.2026 17:26
- Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 29.05.2026 17:26