bot herd

noun

A large collection of compromised systems exploited for malicious purposes.

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Meanings

nounbot herd (plural bot herds)

plural bot herds

  1. Internetcomputer securityA large collection of compromised systems exploited for malicious purposes.

    So-called bot herds - networks of compromised PCs under the control of a malicious hacker - continue to be used as launch pads for other types of attack

    2005 September 19, “Hackers target net call systems”, in BBC Online
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APA

bot herd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bot%20herd

MLA

“bot herd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bot%20herd. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bot herd,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bot%20herd.

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