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Phorpiex Botnet Behind Large-Scale 'Sextortion' Campaign
2019-10-17 18:03

Scammers Made Over $110,000 in Five Month, Researchers SayScammers are using the notorious Phorpiex botnet as part of an ongoing "sextortion" scheme, according to Check Point researchers. At one point, the botnet was sending out over 30,000 spam emails an hour and the attackers made about $110,000 in five months, researchers say.


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