It's not the first time malware has used a commercial product to communicate with malware; hackers are hiding commands in pictures posted to Twitter or in comments left on celebrity Instagram posts.
Gogulski had a brush with the law shortly after dropping out of Orlando College, when he got busted for "phreaking," or stealing, tens of thousands of dollars' worth of long-distance calling minutes from local businesses to communicate with other hackers.
Trump adviser Roger Stone communicated with Russian hacker Guccifer 2.0 during the campaign.
READ: Roger Stone communicated with Russian hacker Guccifer 2.0 during the campaign.
He admitted that he communicated with the hacker linked by the FBI to Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, but has insisted that doesn't mean he colluded with the Kremlin.
Donald Trump's long-time pal and adviser Roger Stone again admitted that he communicated with the hacker linked by the FBI to Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, but insisted that doesn't mean he colluded with the Kremlin.
In the last year, Microsoft has taken over at least 70 different Fancy Bear domains, many of which served as "command-and-control" points so the hackers could communicate with the malware they installed on targeted computers.
The Trojan program can also upload and run other programs, and allow the hackers to communicate with the infected computer.
Powerful forums, such as Reddit, Stack Network, Hacker News, were built as communities to surface novel content and communicate with others.
When the researchers found the hacker using a Telegram bot to communicate with the malware, they dug in to learn more.
