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Command and Control by Blog

Posted by Keith McMillan

October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a new method of command and control for malware:

Researchers from Trend Micro have spotted a piece of malicious software for Android that receives instructions from an encrypted blog

In the past, botnets have received their instructions primarily from IRC. This is an intriguing development!

[via ComputerWorld]


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