shmal96 2,928 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 "The Slovak IT security company ESET Security released a report yesterday detailing a cleverly hidden example of such a post. And its hideout? A Britney Spears photo. Among the nearly 7,000 comments written on the performer's post (shown below) was one that could easily pass as spam." Article: https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/07/russian-malware-hidden-britney-spears-instagram/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie 1,218 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I don't get it so they just wrote that and thats it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyKid 15,153 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I dont get it Life has a hopeful undertone |-/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Wait, maybe they're legit Britney Stans... I also don't get it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDONER 1,676 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 *lipsynchs confusion* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Velvet 10,988 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 So they tried using 's Instagram account, ey? I'm like some kind of supernova Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmal96 2,928 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 They were just testing out this type of malware. Basically, hackers use a Command and Control (C&C) system. A malware-infected computer has to contact it so the hackers can send it instructions and to receive stolen data from the computer. So if the C&C server is shut down/blacklisted, the malware will be ineffective. The malware was designed to scroll through the comments and search for one that matches a specific computer code value when decoded. So when the original C&C gets shut down, the hackers can put out a new 'comment' that is code for the new location of the C&C so they can continue to steal information. *at least that's how I'm understanding it* This was just a test and they just happened to use Britanys insta to do it It's clever tho because there's so many comments on peoples social media accounts that it's easy for the code to be hidden from everyone except for the people who need it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whore 11,447 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 19 minutes ago, Leonardo Fox said: I don't get it so they just wrote that and thats it? 19 minutes ago, SpookyKid said: I dont get it 15 minutes ago, Maleficent said: Wait, maybe they're legit Britney Stans... I also don't get it 7 minutes ago, MEDONER said: *lipsynchs confusion* 4 minutes ago, Miss Gaga said: So they tried using 's Instagram account, ey? The malware was situated in a Firefox browser extension pretending to be a security feature and it would search for hidden links in order to connect back to its control server. And the comment, now deleted, was actually a web address that required a fairly complicated, multi-step process to decipher. In this case, the malware went through all of the comments on Spears' Instagram photo and computed a number, or a "hash," for each one, while it looked for a specific hash. When it found the comment with the right hash, it would check it out for particular characters, grab the letters that came after those characters and turn them it into a link. That link would then let the malware connect to its controllers. Such a method allows the controllers to change where it meets up with the malware without having to change the malware itself. ESET Security said they thought this particular post was just a test and linked the malware scheme to a group called Turla, a cyber espionage group that the company says has targeted governments, government officials and diplomats for some time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gaga 22,946 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Britney Spears ha impact omg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homomo 23,883 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 17 minutes ago, MEDONER said: *lipsynchs confusion* 0110100001100101011011000110110001101111 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werk 13,166 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 53 minutes ago, Possibly Maybe said: The malware was situated in a Firefox browser extension pretending to be a security feature and it would search for hidden links in order to connect back to its control server. And the comment, now deleted, was actually a web address that required a fairly complicated, multi-step process to decipher. In this case, the malware went through all of the comments on Spears' Instagram photo and computed a number, or a "hash," for each one, while it looked for a specific hash. When it found the comment with the right hash, it would check it out for particular characters, grab the letters that came after those characters and turn them it into a link. That link would then let the malware connect to its controllers. Such a method allows the controllers to change where it meets up with the malware without having to change the malware itself. ESET Security said they thought this particular post was just a test and linked the malware scheme to a group called Turla, a cyber espionage group that the company says has targeted governments, government officials and diplomats for some time. What exactly are they looking for in the comments though like what are they really targeting with it I'm lowkey confused Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish 6,150 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 51 minutes ago, Mister Gaga said: Britney Spears ha impact omg tbh its what i retain from this messy article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyboo 965 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 the cia used ha to torture pirates and now to hack people femme fatale indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 74,280 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 "Does anyone think global warming is a good thing?" was Britney behind Trump pulling out of the Paris accord? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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