LazyScripter: From Empire to double RAT
Malwarebytes’ Threat Intelligence analysts are continually researching and monitoring active malware campaigns and actor groups as the …
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Trump Sex Scandal Video Is a RAT
Cyber-attackers are disguising malware as a video file depicting a fake sex scandal involving United States President Donald Trump. The …
It’s Not the Trump Sex Tape, It’s a RAT
As outgoing President Donald Trump continues to dominate headlines, cybercriminals have decided to horn in on the much-gossiped-about — …
Fake Trump sex video used to spread QNode RAT
Researchers uncovered a malspam campaign that spreads the QNode remote access Trojan (RAT) using fake Trump’s sex scandal video as bait. …
Ransomware Attackers Using SystemBC Malware With RAT and Tor Proxy
Cybercriminals are increasingly outsourcing the task of deploying ransomware to affiliates using commodity malware and attack tools, …
Hackers using Pastebin commands to spread njRAT (Bladabindi) trojan
Unit 42 researchers identified that njRAT (or Bladabindi) is used for downloading and execution of secondary-stage payloads via Pastebin. …
New Windows RAT can be controlled via a Telegram channel
Security researchers have discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) being advertised on Russian-speaking underground hacking forums. …
A New Mirai based IoT RAT Spreading Through 2 0-day Vulnerabilities
Netlab observed a new IoT botnet exploits two Tenda router 0-day vulnerabilities to install a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The botnet dubbed …
Hackers Continue Cyberattacks Against Vatican, Catholic Orgs
A state-sponsored threat group linked to China has been engaged in a five-month long cyberattack against the Vatican and other Catholic …
CISA’s MAR warns of North Korean BLINDINGCAN RAT
US CISA published an alert related to a new North Korean malware, dubbed BLINDINGCAN, used in attacks on the US defense and aerospace …
CISA Warns of New RAT Aimed at US Defense Contractors
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a Malware Analysis Report on …
Agent Tesla Spyware Adds Fresh Tricks to Its Arsenal
Since COVID-19 cast its pall in March, the Agent Tesla remote-access trojan (RAT) has exploited the pandemic and added a raft of …