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The Rise of Social Media C2: How APT Groups Use Facebook Comments for Malware Control

February 17, 2025 (February 17, 2025) SALEM AL-NAGGAR

In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber warfare, adversaries continuously find new ways to evade detection and maintain persistence. One particularly stealthy method used by Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups is leveraging social media platforms—such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube—as command-and-control (C2) channels for their malware. By embedding encoded instructions in […]

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