Using a network of internet-connected devices, botnets efficiently steal data, deny services, send spam, and perform a bevy of other frustrating and destructive actions against unassuming users. Botnets aren’t the newest malware on the web, but they continue to be effective at spreading malicious code and gaining fame and fortune for their creators. In fact, just this month, Israeli and Chinese security firms identified what could develop into the largest and most dangerous botnet ever: Reaper. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Reaper’s Discovery In the last, lingering days of September, an Israeli firm noticed that their security software was
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The Reaper Is Grim – What to Expect From the Latest Botnet
