New Flashback Variant Using Twitter as Backup C&C Channel<p><a href="http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-flashback-variant-using-twitter-backup-cc-channel-043012"><img src="https://threatpost.com/sites/default/files/twitter_trojan.jpg" alt="" title="" style="float: right;" border="0" height="100" width="100" /></a>The latest version of the <a href="http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/flashback-mac-trojan-hits-more-500k-machines-040512">Flashback malware</a> that's infecting Macs has a new command-and-control infrastructure that used Twitter as a fallback mechanism in case the normal C&C system isn't available. This is not the first time a botnet has used Twitter for some form of command and control, but it's a good example of the ways in which attackers are always adapting to defenders' actions and changing their tactics.</p><p><a href="http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-flashback-variant-using-twitter-backup-cc-channel-043012" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
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New Flashback Variant Using Twitter as Backup C&C Channel
