Is this a first linux botnet or a first web server botnet? The article makes it slightly difficult to figure out which it is. In a way it only makes sense for

Is this a first linux botnet or a first web server botnet? The article makes it slightly difficult to figure out which it is. In a way it only makes sense for bots to take over webservers as that gives them a better gateway to hundreds of other clients. I'm surprised we haven't heard of botnets like this years ago. Maybe they were just too well hidden before.