This Android botnet relies on Twitter for its commands
This Android botnet relies on Twitter for its commands
Twitter users aren't the only ones checking the microblogging service for important updates.Android malware is starting to do so, too.One maker of Android malware is using Twitter to communicate with infected smartphones, according to security firm ESET.
Botnet of Android Devices Controlled via Twitter Accounts
Botnet of Android Devices Controlled via Twitter Accounts
ESET researchers said they'd discovered the first ever botnet of Android devices controlled via Twitter accounts used to broadcast control messages to infected handsets.The botnet was built by infecting Android smartphones and tablets with the Twitoor malware, a backdoor trojan that's spread via SMS spam or apps from unofficial app stores.Trojan spread via adult player and MMS viewer appsESET says the trojan is hidden inside apps mimicking MMS viewers and adult content players.
C&C Servers? Too Risky! Android Botnet Goes with Twitter Instead
C&C Servers? Too Risky! Android Botnet Goes with Twitter Instead
For the first time ever, researchers have detected an Android botnet leveraging a Twitter command-and-control (C&C) account to manage communications across all enslaved devices.Lukáš Štefanko, a malware researcher at Slovakian security firm ESET, is responsible for having discovered the botnet, which goes by the name, "Android/Twitoor."As in most malware attacks, Android/Twitoor doesn't show up on a user's doorstep without a disguise.
This Android botnet relies on Twitter for its commands
This Android botnet relies on Twitter for its commands
Twitter users aren't the only ones checking the microblogging service for important updates.Android malware is starting to do so, too.One maker of Android malware is using Twitter to communicate with infected smartphones, according to security firm ESET.
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