Moose – the router worm with an appetite for social networks
Found on Welivesecurity on Tuesday, 26 May 2015
ESET researchers have issued a technical paper today, analysing a new worm that is infecting routers in order to commit social networking fraud, hijacking victims’ internet connections in order to “like” posts and pages, “view” videos and “follow” other accounts.
The sad truth is that there are many individuals and companies out there who are keen to manipulate their social media standing, and have no qualms about hiring third-parties who claim to have methods to bump up the number of views of a corporate video, boost the followers on a Twitter feed or get you more Facebook fans.
Even more sad is that there are many individuals and companies who care about something as pointless as likes. Instead of pushing "social media" accounts through the roof, concentrate on what's important: your real friends and your customers.