n. A hacker who controls a large number of compromised computers for malicious purposes.
2006
"We're fighting a war of intelligence. The botnet herders keep advancing and moving forward at a fast rate, and we just can't keep up. There are just too many obstacles in our way," Evron added.
The complex setup now includes the use of hijacked computers to host the DNS (Domain Name System) servers that provide domain resolution services for the rogue.
This allows a bot herder to dynamically change IP addresses without changing a DNS record or the hosting—and constant moving around—of phishing Web sites on bot computers.
The complex setup now includes the use of hijacked computers to host the DNS (Domain Name System) servers that provide domain resolution services for the rogue.
This allows a bot herder to dynamically change IP addresses without changing a DNS record or the hosting—and constant moving around—of phishing Web sites on bot computers.
2006
Attackers use automated techniques to scan specific network ranges and identify vulnerable systems, such as a machine running pirated software with no security patches, to install their bot program. The infected machine then responds to commands, usually via an internet relay chat channel, from so-called "bot herders"— computers tasked to lead and co-ordinate attacks.
2004 (earliest)
What's more, hacking specialists, dubbed bot-herders, are assembling bot armies of thousands of compromised machines and using them to extort protection money from gambling Web sites.