According to the report, a security analyst accidentally stumbled across a Twitter account being used by botherders as a cheap and effective way of directing infected computers to websites where they can get further instructions.
This appears to be the first time Twitter has been used as part of a botnet's command and control structure. At time of writing, the malicious account has already been taken offline.
For more details, you can also check the original post from Arbor Sert.
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