Security experts detected new Twitter-controlled botnet
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| Security experts detected new Twitter-controlled botnet | |
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| Botnet | Mehika, Tequila, Mariachi, Alebrije |
| Malware | |
| Botnet/malware group | |
| Exploit kits | |
| Services | |
| Feature | |
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| Vulnerability | |
| CCProtocol | |
| Date | 2010 / 2010-09-27 |
| Editor/Conference | Spamfighter |
| Link | http://www.spamfighter.com/News-15132-Security-Experts-Detected-New-Twitter-Controlled-Botnet.htm (Archive copy) |
| Author | Inconnu |
| Type | |
Abstract
“ A new botnet which is exploiting social networking website "Twitter" as its command and control channel, has been detected by security experts, as reported by The Register on 15th September, 2010.
The latest botnet is called 'Mehika botnet', which is among four botnets that are affecting Mexican web users, is being thoroughly examined in a recent research paper called "Discerning Relationships: The Mexican Botnet Connection", released on 13th September, 2010. Tequila, Mariachi and Alebrije are the other botnets.
Bibtex
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editor = {Spamfighter},
author = {Inconnu},
title = {Security experts detected new Twitter-controlled botnet},
date = {27},
month = Sep,
year = {2010},
howpublished = {\url{http://www.spamfighter.com/News-15132-Security-Experts-Detected-New-Twitter-Controlled-Botnet.htm}},
}