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FireEye – Uncovering Malware Backdoor that Uses Twitter

FireEye announcement: “It hides in network communications, in all the noise—designed so that defenders can neither detect nor characterize its activity. But its purpose is transparent: to use Twitter, GitHub, and cloud storage services to relay commands and extract data from compromised networks. Download the report [reg. req’d] and read about the recently discovered HAMMERTOSS, a malware backdoor created by the Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group APT29. Learn:

  • How HAMMERTOSS works—the five stages, from looking for a Twitter handle to executing commands, including uploading victim’s data to cloud storage services
  • Who APT29 is—their history, targets and methodology
  • Why it’s difficult to detect HAMMERTOSS”

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