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http://dx.doi.org/10.7472/jksii.2022.23.5.127

Construction of an Audio Steganography Botnet Based on Telegram Messenger  

Jeon, Jin (Depart of Defense science(Computer engineering), Korea National Defense University)
Cho, Youngho (Depart of Defense science(Computer engineering), Korea National Defense University)
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Journal of Internet Computing and Services / v.23, no.5, 2022 , pp. 127-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
Steganography is a hidden technique in which secret messages are hidden in various multimedia files, and it is widely exploited for cyber crime and attacks because it is very difficult for third parties other than senders and receivers to identify the presence of hidden information in communication messages. Botnet typically consists of botmasters, bots, and C&C (Command & Control) servers, and is a botmasters-controlled network with various structures such as centralized, distributed (P2P), and hybrid. Recently, in order to enhance the concealment of botnets, research on Stego Botnet, which uses SNS platforms instead of C&C servers and performs C&C communication by applying steganography techniques, has been actively conducted, but image or video media-oriented stego botnet techniques have been studied. On the other hand, audio files such as various sound sources and recording files are also actively shared on SNS, so research on stego botnet based on audio steganography is needed. Therefore, in this study, we present the results of comparative analysis on hidden capacity by file type and tool through experiments, using a stego botnet that performs C&C hidden communication using audio files as a cover medium in Telegram Messenger.
Keywords
Steganography; Botnet; Stego botnet; Audio Flie; Telegram Messenger;
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