Researchers have found a significant increase in global botnet activity between December 2023 and January 2024. The surge in activity reached over one million devices. The heightened activity persisted into the new year, with spikes exceeding one million devices each day. The surge originated from five key countries: the United States, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Russia. The botnets focused on scanning global internet ports, particularly ports 80, 443, 3389, 5060, 6881, 8000, 8080, 8081, 808, and 8888. The use of cheap or free cloud and hosting servers contributed to the rise of these botnets. #research #botnet #cybersecurity

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