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China-Linked JDY Botnet Expands to 1,500+ Devices for Cyber Reconnaissance

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Published June 12, 2026
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China-Linked JDY Botnet Expands to 1,500+ Devices for Cyber Reconnaissance

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a "resurgence and expansion" of JDY, a covert network associated with China-nexus state-sponsored threat actors.

"The JDY botnet comprises over 1,500 SOHO [small office and home office] and IoT devices and operates as a centrally controlled, high-performance scanner used to discover, fingerprint, and continuously map exposed services at scale," Lumen's

Original report published on: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/china-linked-jdy-botnet-expands-to-1500.html