What Is a Botnet? | McAfee Blog
What is a botnet? And what does it have to do with a toaster? We’ll get to that. First, a definition: A botnet is a group of internet-connected devices that bad actors hijack with malware. Using remote controls, bad actors can harness the power of the network to perform several types of attacks. These include distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that shut down internet services, breaking into other networks to steal data, and sending massive volumes…
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