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What is a botnet?

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So I heard this term in a video recently and never heard it before. I am curious as to what it is in relation to cyber security. The video I was watching was touching on DDoS at the time so I would imagine it has something to do with those sorts of attacks?

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The simple way of explaining what it is - is a network of compromised computers or devices that are controlled remotely by an attacker to perform malicious activities, such as sending spam or launching DDoS attacks. It can be within a range of the attack, i.e. close by, or in another country. 

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Most people use these for DDoS attacks or spam attacks as mentioned. They tend to use several computers although tablets and phones can be used as well.