As of June, the botnet included over 260,000 hacked devices from all over the world, from North and South America to Australia, according to US officials.
Those hacked devices ranged from webcams to DVRs to routers, and about half of them were located in the US, according to Wray.
That Chinese hacking unit is preparing to “wreak havoc and cause real-world harm” to the US, Wray told Congress in January.
Lumen researchers are watching for signs that the Chinese hackers will resurrect the botnet.
A Chinese company named Integrity Technology Group managed the botnet for the last three years, according to US officials.
Persons:
Christopher Wray, ” Wray, Wray, ”, “, Lumen, ” Danny Adamitis, Dakota Cary
Organizations:
CNN, FBI, Aspen Cyber, US, Embassy, Lumen Technologies, Lotus Labs, Integrity Technology Group
Locations:
Washington ,, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, North, South America, Washington, China, Taiwan, California, United States, Dakota