Security News

How RATs infect computers with malicious software
2018-10-23 12:59

Phishing is all about the bad guy and fooling the victim, says Kevin Mitnick, founder, Mitnick Security Consulting. Mitnick knows about bad guys-he used to be one.

Maker of LuminosityLink RAT gets 30 months in the clink
2018-10-22 09:30

Prosecutors said that the 21-year-old LuminosityLink author had no respect for the law and showed contempt for moral rules and social norms.

LuminosityLink RAT Author Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
2018-10-17 19:14

The maker of the LuminosityLink remote access Trojan (RAT) was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, the United States Department of Justice announced this week. read more

Adwind RAT Scurries By AV Software With New DDE Variant
2018-09-24 17:13

The spam campaign mostly targets victims in Turkey and Germany.

Legitimate RATs Pose Serious Risk to Industrial Systems
2018-09-21 14:11

Remote administration tools (RATs) installed for legitimate purposes in operational technology (OT) networks can pose a serious security risk, allowing malicious actors to abuse them in attacks...

Cisco smells a RAT in Breaking Security's Remcos tool
2018-08-22 16:00

Researchers say pentesting software being used for botnets Cisco Talos says criminals are using one research company's testing tools to set up and run botnets.…

Unique Malspam Campaign Uses MS Publisher to Drop a RAT on Banks
2018-08-17 18:47

A new email campaign includes a Microsoft Office Publisher file with malicious URLs leading to the FlawedAmmyy RAT.

Highly Sophisticated Parasite RAT Emerges on the Dark Web
2018-07-26 21:37

This brand-new RAT represents the latest escalation in an ongoing malware arms race that extends even to commodity malware.

Parasite HTTP RAT Packs Extensive Protection Mechanisms
2018-07-26 18:49

A newly discovered remote access Trojan (RAT) dubbed Parasite HTTP includes a broad range of protections, including sandbox detection, anti-debugging, anti-emulation, and more, Proofpoint reports....

Massive Malspam Campaign Finds a New Vector for FlawedAmmyy RAT
2018-07-20 20:57

Hundreds of thousands of emails are delivering weaponized PDFs containing malicious SettingContent-ms files.