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Overall botnet command control (C&C) activity decreased marginally by -4% between July and December last year. China dominated the Top 20 charts with increased botnet C&C activity across domain registrars and networks, ranking #1 globally for hosting botnet C&C servers. Download the latest report to learn more.

by The Spamhaus TeamJanuary 13, 20251 minutes reading time

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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Spamhaus Project authored by The Spamhaus Team. Read the original post at: https://www.spamhaus.org/resource-hub/botnet-c-c/botnet-threat-update-jul-to-dec-2024