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botmaster

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A malicious hacker who controls a botnet.

Internet

Examples

“Tracking the botmaster to her true physical location is a complex problem that is described in detail in the next section.”
“[The worm] had spread⟳ silently for six days before it began regularly trying to connect⟳ with its botmaster, who could have⟳ been hiding behind any of the 250 domain names the worm generated afresh each day.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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