Security News > 2024 > June > Multiple Threat Actors Deploying Open-Source Rafel RAT to Target Android Devices
2024-06-24 05:04
Multiple threat actors, including cyber espionage groups, are employing an open-source Android remote administration tool called Rafel RAT to meet their operational objectives by masquerading it as Instagram, WhatsApp, and various e-commerce and antivirus apps. "It provides malicious actors with a powerful toolkit for remote administration and control, enabling a range of malicious activities
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