botnet
Hijacked computer army
A botnet is a network of computers infected with malware and controlled remotely, usually without their owners' knowledge.
Botnets are typically used for malicious purposes—sending spam, launching denial-of-service attacks, or mining cryptocurrency.
The infected machines are called bots or zombies: The attack was traced to a botnet of over 100,000 compromised devices.
Reanimated dead body
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- rootkitHidden unauthorized access software
worm · virus · keylogger · spyware · adware · ransomware · exploit · dropper
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- extortionObtaining through threats
- blackmailCoercion through damaging threats
rental · darknet · monetization · cybercriminal · gang · operation · Zeus · Storm
Traffic flood attack
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- trafficMovement along routes
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
volumetric · disruption · saturation · outage · brute-force · cryptomining · proxy · reflection
zombie
Reanimated dead body
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
rootkit · worm · virus · keylogger · spyware · adware · ransomware · exploit · dropper · loader
phishing
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- extortionObtaining through threats
blackmail · rental · darknet · monetization · cybercriminal · gang · operation · Zeus · Storm
DDoS
Traffic flood attack
amplification · volumetric · disruption · saturation · outage · brute-force · cryptomining · proxy · reflection
node
Connection point in networks
IRC · peer-to-peer · P2P · bandwidth · latency · packet · topology · relay · mesh · centralized
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- portmanteausbrunch, smog, motel, spork, chortle
- privacyprivacy, private, seclusion, confidentiality, solitude
- antivirusantivirus, virus, virus scan, malware, virus scanner
- botschatbot, chatbots, fake followers
- cyber conflictstrolling, cyberbullying, flame war, online harassment, doxing