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The Root of the Botnet Epidemic

🗓️ 30 Nov 2009 12:38:40Reported by Dennis FisherType 
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The botnet epidemic traces back to a 2000 DDoS attack by a 15-year-old, crippling major websites using compromised machines. Botnets have evolved into a major cybercrime tool and fuel the rise in malware and SQL injection attacks

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