Security News > 2024 > November > Iranian Hackers Deploy WezRat Malware in Attacks Targeting Israeli Organizations
2024-11-15 17:57
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan and information stealer used by Iranian state-sponsored actors to conduct reconnaissance of compromised endpoints and execute malicious commands. Cybersecurity company Check Point has codenamed the malware WezRat, stating it has been detected in the wild since at least September 1, 2023, based on artifacts uploaded to the
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