Largest-Ever Cybercrime Network Of Its Kind Shut Down

사상 최대 규모의 사이버 범죄 네트워크 폐쇄

U.S. officials say they've 1taken down what could be the largest cybercrime network of its kind with help from international partners. It's a 2botnet 3spanning more than 19 million unique IP addresses in almost 200 countries. That includes more than 600,000 in the U.S..

A botnet is a network of 4malware-5infected computers secretly controlled by someone who doesn't own them. That control allows a third party to commit widespread crimes with private devices.

"911 S5 was a botnet that 6facilitated cyberattacks, 7large-scale 8fraud, 9child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export 10violations."

The DOJ says Chinese national Wang Yunhe allegedly created the botnet but didn't stop there.

"He then made more than $99 million, selling cyber criminals access to his network of 11hijacked devices. Those criminals 12in turn used that access to commit a 13staggering 14array of crimes."

The department alleges some of Wang 's customers are responsible for 15defrauding the U.S. government of almost $6 billion. It says they used the botnet to submit fake applications for pandemic relief programs. Officials say they've arrested Wang and seized millions of dollars in luxury assets, including a Ferrari and a Rolls Royce.

"16The long arm of the law stretches across borders and into the deepest shadows of the 17dark web."

1
take down
끌어 내리다
2
botnet
봇넷(사용자가 모르게 바이러스 같은 악성 소프트웨어의 통제를 받는 컴퓨터들)
3
span
(넓은 범위·많은 것에[을]) 걸치다
4
malware
악성 소프트웨어
5
infect
감염시키다
6
facilitate
가능하게[용이하게] 하다
7
large-scale
대규모의
8
fraud
사기
9
child exploitation
미성년 노동자 착취
10
violation
위반
11
hijack
탈취
12
in turn
결국[결과적으로]
13
staggering
(너무 엄청나서) 충격적인, 믿기 어려운
14
an array of
다양한
15
defraud
사취하다
16
the long arm of the law
광범위하게 미치는 법의 힘
17
dark web
다크 웹((기존의 웹 브라우저로는 접근이 불가능하며 특정한 소프트웨어로만 접근할 수 있고 주로 범죄, 성인물 유포 등의 목적으로 사용되는 월드 와이드 웹의 일종))

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Largest-Ever Cybercrime Network Of Its Kind Shut Down