securitybreach Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) And I thought Twitter was useless: Hackers are now using Twitter to send coded update messages to computers they’ve previously infected with rogue code, according to a report from net-monitoring firm Arbor Networks. This looks to be the first reported case of hackers using the popular micro-messaging company to control botnets, which are assemblages of infected PCs that can be directed to spy on their users, send spam, or attack web sites with fake traffic. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/botnet-tweets/Thanks Edited August 14, 2009 by securitybreach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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