Threats & Cybercrime
What Is Botnet?
A network of infected devices controlled remotely, usually for large-scale attacks.
A botnet consists of thousands or millions of infected devices ("bots") controlled by an attacker without their owners' knowledge. It is commonly used for DDoS attacks, sending spam, or distributed cryptocurrency mining.
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