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110: Spam Botnets

Darknet Diaries

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Rise of the Cutwhale Botnet

This chapter examines the rapid growth of the Cutwhale spam botnet, which infected over a million computers to send out massive volumes of spam emails. It also explores the impact of key figures in the spam community, including Nikolai Mikolo and Cosma, and highlights the competitive landscape of the online pharmacy market driven by spam initiatives.

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