FBI and Google Shut Down the Smart TV Botnet Renting Your Home IP to Criminals

Gadget Review·Jul 7

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NetNut Residential Proxy Takedown: 2M Devices Hit [2026]

tech-insider.org·1d ago

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

CNET·Jul 8

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FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet

Krebs on Security·Jul 2

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The FBI and Google just took down a botnet that hijacked 2 million smart TVs

TechSpot·Jul 7

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Google: This Proxy Service Is Using TV Streaming Devices to Host Cybercrime

PCMag·Jul 2

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FBI and Google Disrupt NetNut Botnet That Rented 2 Million Home Devices to Spies

Tech Times·Jul 3

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Google and FBI Dismantle NetNut Residential Proxy Botnet

latesthackingnews.com·Jul 3

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NetNut proxy network disrupted, 2 million infected devices cut off

BleepingComputer·Jul 3