News report

# US disrupts Russian Cyclops Blink botnet before being used in attacks

BleepingComputer, April 6, 2022. The 6 April 2022 announcement of the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet controlled by the Russian-backed Sandworm group, targeting WatchGuard Firebox firewalls and ASUS routers, before it was used in attacks..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** April 6, 2022

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** BleepingComputer

**Published:** April 6, 2022

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-russian-cyclops-blink-botnet-before-being-used-in-attacks/](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-russian-cyclops-blink-botnet-before-being-used-in-attacks/)

**What it supports:** The 6 April 2022 announcement of the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet controlled by the Russian-backed Sandworm group, targeting WatchGuard Firebox firewalls and ASUS routers, before it was used in attacks.

**Dataset id:** src\_bleepingcomputer\_cyclops\_blink\_disrupted

## Research notes

- By Sergiu Gatlan.
- Cited as the absence of a documented resurgence (res\_cyclops\_blink\_none); the article itself records only the disruption, so it cannot positively evidence a negative.

How this source is used

Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

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## Cited by

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[No documented return](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cyclops-blink-disruption)

Relationship not established, Cyclops Blink disruption

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