This is the most powerful botnet ever seen

Web security experts Cloudflare have recently spotted a new botnet which it claims is probably the most powerful ever seen. 

Dubbed Mantis, the firm is claiming it evolved from a previously-known botnet – Meris. There are a few things that make Mantis exceptional, according to the researchers. First – it has fewer bots in its network, compared to its counterparts – around 5,000, but it is capable of launching excruciatingly powerful attacks.