Just as squatters move into ghost towns, sometimes we see protocol squatters join decentralized networks
eDonkey's "Overnet" was a decentralized p2p file sharing search. After eDonkey died, the Storm botnet started using Overnet to help spread its virus!https://twitter.com/ali01/status/956087244951052288 …
As another example, the Phatbot worm took advantage of the Gnutella network (Limework's protocol) and a decentralized protocol called WASTE to communicate and find peers. From the creator of the bot: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4136951
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Indifferent network squatters are a nuisance for a protocol devs. For Overnet, the Storm botnet's usage is junk data being supported by legitimate Overnet users. Making things worse, white hat hackers then try to poison Overnet in order to stop Storm from spreading.pic.twitter.com/Hse18CeYBF
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