scrumping
n.— «Generally, the more vulnerabilities a bot can scan and propagate through, the more valuable it becomes to a botnet controller community. The process of stealing computing resources as a result of a system being joined to a “botnet” is sometimes referred to as “scrumping.”» —“Botnet” by Dennis Faas Infopackets.com May 19, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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