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Global Crackdown: Two Major Botnets Dismantled, Millions Affected

3/20/2026

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German authorities, with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Canadian partners, dismantled two botnets, Aisuru and Kimwolf, that infected millions of devices worldwide.
The botnets conducted large-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks against websites and online services.
Investigators identified two suspected administrators.
DOJ said botnets infected over 3 million devices, including many in the United States, and targeted Department of Defense websites.

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Story summary

German authorities, with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Canadian partners, dismantled two botnets, Aisuru and Kimwolf, that infected millions of devices worldwide.
The botnets conducted large-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks against websites and online services.
Investigators identified two suspected administrators.
DOJ said botnets infected over 3 million devices, including many in the United States, and targeted Department of Defense websites.