Editing Botnet (section)

==Phishing==
Botnets can be used for many electronic scams. These botnets can be used to distribute malware such as viruses to take control of a regular users computer/software<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honeynet.org/node/52|title=Uses of botnets {{!}} The Honeynet Project|website=www.honeynet.org|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=20 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320193342/https://www.honeynet.org/node/52|url-status=dead}}</ref> By taking control of someone's personal computer they have unlimited access to their personal information, including passwords and login information to accounts. This is called [[phishing]]. Phishing is the acquiring of login information to the "victim's" accounts with a link the "victim" clicks on that is sent through an email or text.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/phishing|title=What is phishing? - Definition from WhatIs.com|website=SearchSecurity|language=en|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324185238/https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/phishing|url-status=live}}</ref> A survey by [[Verizon]] found that around two-thirds of electronic "espionage" cases come from phishing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/the-number-of-people-who-fall-for-phishing-emails-is-st-1697725476|title=The Number of People Who Fall for Phishing Emails Is Staggering|last=Aguilar|first=Mario|website=Gizmodo|date=14 April 2015|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324183857/https://gizmodo.com/the-number-of-people-who-fall-for-phishing-emails-is-st-1697725476|url-status=live}}</ref>