Microsoft discovers Windows/Linux botnet used in DDoS attacks

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinDec 15, 2022, 3:02 pm279 pts
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Microsoft researchers have discovered a hybrid Windows-Linux botnet that uses a highly efficient technique to take down Minecraft servers and performs distributed denial-of-service attacks on other platforms. Dubbed MCCrash, the botnet infects Windows machines and…

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