Black Market Botnets
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2007-07-24
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Botnets have yet to be exploited to their full potential, because
they have yet to take advantage of all the information available to them. The
zombie computers that comprise a botnet have access to the private documents
of the people that use the computers. A botmaster who controls the botnet can
harvest the documents and sell them to third parties, creating a viable if
illegal online business. We outline motivations for such a business model,
as well as the mechanics of a possible implementation. We then present a
variety of defenses against this scenario.
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Computer Science