Dutch authorities dismantle botnet of 17 million devices linked to Russian proxy service (arstechnica.com)

• Dutch police and NCSC dismantle botnet of 17 million devices
• Botnet linked to Russia-based residential proxy service ASOCKS
• 200 servers in Netherlands seized and taken offline

"Dutch police and the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) dismantled a botnet comprising over 17 million devices, controlled by 200 servers in the Netherlands. The botnet was reportedly linked to ASOCKS, a Russia-based residential proxy service used for criminal activities such as DDoS attacks and phishing. The operation followed a security researcher's report. Servers were seized from a hosting provider and taken offline."