HOW A BOTNET OF 400,000 DEVICES WAS CONTROLLED BY LED LIGHT CONTROLLER CONSOLE

After rigorous investigation, the Microsoft Digital Crime Unit (DCU) malware reverse engineering team detected unusual behavior potentially associated with a new malware campaign. These suspicions were subsequently confirmed, leading to an unprecedented cybersecurity operation, in conjunction with police agencies in Taiwan.

DCU is one of the greatest efforts Microsoft has implemented to protect its customers and their IT resources by sharing all kinds of data about cyber threats in real time, collaborating with government organizations and private companies around the world. This team is responsible for monitoring millions of data per day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.

This time, DCU malware reverse engineering experts detected an unusual increase in botnet-linked activity, which increased 100 times in less than a month. It should be remembered that a botnet is a network of computers and devices with Internet connection infected with the same variant of malware. After infection, threat actors are able to control these devices to perform various malicious tasks.

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