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Title: Flashback Mac Malware Uses Twitter as Command and Control Center
Post by: HCK on March 05, 2012, 07:00:49 pm
Flashback Mac Malware Uses Twitter as Command and Control Center
      


The Flashback malware, which Intego pointed out was infecting an increasing number of Macs, turns out to be using a novel technique to operate. Many types of malware use command and control servers that they connect to, in order to get instructions from the creators of the malware. The problem with using these servers is [...]
      

http://blog.intego.com/flashback-mac-malware-uses-twitter-as-command-and-control-center/