Security News > 2019 > November > Orcus RAT Author Charged in Malware Scheme
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2019-11-13 15:41
In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT, a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him with orchestrating an international malware scheme.
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https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/11/orcus-rat-author-charged-in-malware-scheme/
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