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If a recipient opens the document via Microsoft Office Outlook, a prompt appears that asks users to "Enable content" to open the document - clicking "Yes" executes macros. This contains another PowerShell script that is responsible for installing the NetSupport Manager RAT onto the victim's machine.
Attacks recently identified to target a key organization in the European energy sector have employed a remote access Trojan previously associated with Iran-linked threat actors, Recorded Future reports. The researchers were able to identify a PupyRAT command and control server that communicated with a mail server for a European energy sector organization between November 2019 and at least January 5, 2020.
The defendant, Scott Crowley, said in a court hearing that he used Imminent Monitor to hack the victims' computer and phone webcams so he could spy on them and film them in various compromising positions, including undressing and having sex. The prosecutor on the case said that in examining Crowley's computer, officers discovered three folders named after each of his victims; these contained images and videos of the women undressing, and in some cases having sex.
A new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries, BlackBerry Cylance revealed this week. read more
The spyware gave complete control of victimized computers, sold for as little as$25, and was bought by 14,500 hackers worldwide.
A worldwide law enforcement operation has resulted in the Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan (IM-RAT) being taken down completely, Europol has announced. Designed to provide its users with full...
In a coordinated International law enforcement operation, Europol today announced to shut down the global organized cybercrime network behind Imminent Monitor RAT, yet another hacking tool that...
A lengthy, multi-stage infection process leads to a duo of payloads, bent on stealing data.
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...
Fortinet security researchers took a deep dive into NukeSped malware samples that share multiple similarities with other malware families used by North Korean threat actors. read more