# FBI Takes Down Massive Global Army of Zombie Computer Devices

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- Published: 2024-05-31T11:17:03-06:00
- Author: JT

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> Reading Time: 2 minutes The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s
> largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to
> hackers for cybercrimes. The botnet, which was spread across more than 190 countries,
> enabled financial fraud, identity theft and access to child exploitation materials
> around the world, according to […]

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