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Yes, this is something well known. Chat platforms have long since been used as botnet infrastructures. IRC is/was a big one for a long time because it's very li
by DarronWyke 9y ago
Yes, this is something well known. Chat platforms have long since been used as botnet infrastructures. IRC is/was a big one for a long time because it's very lightweight and the protocol is well known (with a little know-how you can completely IRC over telnet). The only reason it's been ditched is because it's so heavily centralized -- loose the C&C server and you lose control, unless you have a way to push updates. That's why fast-flux DNS became popular.
In other news, water is wet, the sky is blue, etc. etc.
- peterwwillis 9y agoAgreed, but they created this paper because they actually found malware using Discord and Telegram. Apparently it can have alternative uses, such as being a direct interface to ransomware victims ("join this Slack channel to send me your bitcoin")
- SomeStupidPoint 9y agoYou know they're getting crafty when you can lend them your account for 72 hours to unlock your PC. Legitimate History as a Service?