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Key Findings Justice Department disrupted four botnets affecting 3 million devices Botnets responsible for over 300,000 DDoS attacks Infected devices include digital video recorders, web cameras, Wi-Fi routers, and TV boxes Operation involved international cooperation with Canada and Germany Botnets used for various cybercrime activities including extortion Background The Justice Department conducted a major cybersecurity operation targeting four significant botnets: Aisuru,

Key Findings Generative AI and agentic AI are increasingly used by threat actors to conduct faster and more targeted attacks. One capability that AI improves for threat actors is the ability to profile employees and craft tailored social engineering lures. However, AI can also be leveraged by defenders to turn the tables on threat actors and use their own tools against them. Background Threat actors are leveraging the advancements in AI, particularly generative AI and agentic