Yes, you read it right. Botnets are not available for hire for as low as £5.99 per hour.

Authentication firm VeriSign have studied 25 botnet herders across three forums and found that the average cost of a 24-hour rental is just under £45, and includes a range of attack vectors including ICMP, SYN, UDP, HTTP and HTTPS.

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http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2263558/verisign-finds-botnets-rent