👉 FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and "ftpstats" is nothing more than the statistics of files transferred via FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
Imagine a situation where you are at your local computer lab with your password in mind. You need to transfer some important files from one folder to another. But, what do you actually use to check the progress of your transfer? You'll be using an FTP client like 'FTP'. And just as you might be, you're about to start transferring files and realize that you've reached a point where your password has been "spoiled" (that's how the word was used originally) by one of the servers. Here’s how it works: On the server side, someone uses their FTP client to access the files, but when they try to send or receive, it gets an error message. The server will then log these messages in the file transfer logs that are stored on the server's hard drive. This information is quite disturbing and unsettling. So, let’s say you've started your transfer, only to find out that your FTP client has been hacked by a hacker. They've taken all of your files from one folder to another, without even mentioning it! And what's even creepier? The servers are still alive and running. You're left with the task of retrieving everything you have on the server after the hacker has successfully transferred it. The joke is that while FTP can be a convenient way to share files between computers, especially in cloud storage
