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Botnet
Threats
Distributed set of compromised hosts under common control.
Definition
Botnets consist of compromised endpoints communicating with command-and-control infrastructure to coordinate abuse such as spam, credential attacks, and distributed disruption.
In plain English
Distributed set of compromised hosts under common control.
Why this matters
Why it matters: Scale increases the effectiveness of attacks that threaten privacy and security for many users.
Example
Example: Botnet nodes rotating IPs to evade rate limits and detection.