Botnets Can Shop! But Only to Mislead Real Shoppers

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Botnets are essentially cyber-controlled systems infected with malware and viruses and are used for unauthorized access to remote devices.

The remotely infected devices often are thousands in number. They steal information, cause information leaks, and DDoS attacks.

In the advertising world, they are mostly used for skewing marketing metrics misleading the real shoppers with false numbers.

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