Flashback Mac Malware Uses Twitter as Command and Control Center - The Mac Security Blog | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it

The Flashback malware, which Intego pointed out was infecting an increasing number of Macs, turns out to be using a novel technique to operate. Many types of malware use command and control servers that they connect to, in order to get instructions from the creators of the malware.

 

The problem with using these servers is that their IP addresses are specified in the malware code, and the servers can generally be taken down.