How a 17-Million Device Botnet Was Destroyed (And Why AI Can't Save Us) | Security Boulevard
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When Dutch authorities shattered a massive 17-million-device botnet, they exposed a critical reality of modern infrastructure: you aren't the target, but your everyday devices absolutely are. In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Fernando Montenegro and Zoë Rose to dissect the coordinated takedown of a global botnet operation fueled by residential proxy services and infected Android apps. The panel dives deep into the ruthless operationalization of "Botnet-as-a-Service" models, the invaluable role of independent security researchers, and the practical limitations of leveraging LLMs to police hundreds of millions of compromised endpoints and focusing on foundational cyber resilience.This and more on Security Boulevard.
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