Google, the FBI, and other organizations worked together to disrupt NetNut, a large residential proxy network tied to more than 2 million infected Android devices. The operation targeted the botnet’s backend infrastructure, infected apps, and reseller ecosystem, causing major degradation to its operations. #NetNut #Popa #Badbox20 #AlarumTechnologies
Keypoints
- Google and the FBI coordinated to dismantle the NetNut proxy network.
- NetNut is believed to involve over 2 million infected Android devices.
- The botnet spread through trojanized apps and malware such as Badbox 2.0.
- Threat actors used NetNut to hide their locations in password-spray attacks and victim access.
- Google disabled C&C accounts, removed infected apps, and shared intelligence with partners.