Which of these would be the most likely cause of a hijacked email device?
A) Botnet
B) Virus hoax
C) Pop-up blocker
D) HTTPS
E) You left the iron plugged in
The answer: A) Botnet
Botnets are exceptionally good at infecting and controlling devices. Once hijacked by the botnet, devices can be made to participate in denial of service attacks, send unsolicited emails, and anything else the botnet owner would like.
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