Product Review: Google and the FBI Target Massive Botnet That Quietly Used Home Devices to Mask Cybercrime

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 08 July 2026; Created: 08 July 2026; Last Updated: 08 July 2026

The FBI, in partnership with Google and other tech companies, struck a massive blow against NetNut, a public-facing residential network proxy service that secretly hosted a botnet controlling approximately 2 million Android TVs and similar smart home devices. The network was being used for password-spraying, credential attacks and other malicious activity.
Product Review: Google and the FBI Target Massive Botnet That Quietly Used Home Devices to Mask Cybercrime

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