Word of the day: Bot Herderby the pureversity team
| word: Bot Herder | pronunciation: Bot Hur-der | Definition :A cybercriminal who controls a network of infected devices (botnet) to launch attacks like DDoS, spam distribution, or credential theft.In the words of famous people :
hypothetically speaking ......
who do you think would be describing Bot Herder here?
(obligatory disclaimer: they didn't actually say it)
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A bot herder is like a hacker shepherd, commanding an army of infected devices to do their bidding
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What percentage of global internet traffic is from botnets?
01000
Did you know? 3 astonishing facts about Bot Herder :
1.Some bot herders rent out their botnets as a service to criminals.
2.The Mirai botnet infected over 600,000 IoT devices in 2016.
3.Botnets are commonly used in large-scale spam campaigns.
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Word of the day: Bot Herderby the pureversity team
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