This white paper provides an examination of distributed malicious infrastructure supporting modern DDoS operations, with a focus on understanding how compromised systems organize, coordinate, and evolve over time. Rather than centering on individual indicators or isolated attack events, the analysis emphasizes behavioral patterns, clustering dynamics, and infrastructure lifecycle characteristics that reflect the strategic design of large-scale botnet ecosystems. The report outlines the analytical framework, data sources, and methodologies used to map how malicious IPs form groups, transition between operational roles, and exhibit synchronized behaviors across global DDoS campaigns. It is intended to support defenders, security practitioners, and intelligence teams in developing stronger visibility, proactive detection, and more resilient mitigation strategies.
