Views: 5,663 Twittor is a stealthy Python based backdoor using Twitter (Direct Messages) as a command and control server. This project has been inspired by Gcat which does the same but using a Gmail account. Setup For this to work you need: A Twitter account (Use a dedicated account! Do not use your personal one!) […]
Twitter Vulnerability Allows Deletion Of Payment Details
Views: 923 Twitter has been in the news a lot lately, firstly about their patent filing regarding the pro-active scanning on the web for malware and then the bug bounty going live – which is related to this story. This is a pretty neat Twitter vulnerability that was discovered by someone taking part in the […]
Twitter Bug Bounty Official – Started Paying For Bugs
Views: 981 So the Twitter bug bounty program is now official, they are actually paying – and not a bad amount too. A minimum of $140 for a confirmed bug with no defined maximum. This includes the Twitter website itself and any sub-domain (mobile, ads, apps etc), and the official mobile apps for iOS and […]
Twitter Patents Technique To Detect Mobile Malware
Views: 1,434 So it was discovered that Twitter has been granted a patent which covers detection of mobile malware on websites to protect its user base. The patent was filed back in 2012, but well – as we know these things take time. The method is something like the technology Google uses in Chrome to […]
A Story Of Social Engineering – How @N Lost His $50,000 Twitter Handle
Views: 1,428 So last week I read an interesting tale about social engineering on Medium, a story by a chap named Naoki Hiroshima and his Twitter handle, which was @N. Yes just one letter, a pretty rare and it seems valuable handle as he had offers of up to $50,000 for it. In the end […]