How long does it take to build a botnet? Not long, if you consider Anarchy's 18,000-device-strong creation, brought to life in only 24 hours.
First spotted by researchers from NewSky Security, as reported by Bleeping Computer, other security firms including Rapid7 and Qihoo 360 Netlab quickly jumped on the case and confirmed the existence of the new threat.

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