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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Hackers unleash botnet capable of ‘killing most companies’

A map displaying a botnet in Frankfurt, Germany, on 31 July, 2015 - (Boris Roessler/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

Security researchers have uncovered what could be the biggest ever botnet, capable of “crippling digital assaults” that could take down entire companies.

Hackers performed what appeared to be a test run of the botnet’s capabilities last week, targeting the website of cybercrime investigator Brian Krebs.

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