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![NanoCore RAT Creator Sentenced to Prison](/static/build/img/news/alt/IoT-Cybersecurity-Predictions-2-small.jpg)
A Hot Springs, Arkansas man who last year admitted in court to creating the NanoCore RAT (Remote Access Trojan) was sentenced to 33 months in prison. read more
![Year-Old Coldroot RAT Targets MacOS, Still Evades Detection](/static/build/img/news/alt/breach-statistics-small.jpg)
Researchers are warning users about the Coldroot remote access Trojan that is going undetected by AV engines and targets MacOS computers.
![Capable Luminosity RAT Apparently Killed in 2017](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-statistics-1-small.jpg)
The prevalence of the Luminosity remote access Trojan (RAT) is fading away after the malware was supposedly killed half a year ago, Palo Alto Networks says. read more
![Investigation uncovers Luminosity Link RAT distributors, victims are in the thousands](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-stats-small.jpg)
A hacking tool allowing cybercriminals to remotely gain complete control over a victim’s computer is no longer available as a result of an UK-led operation targeting hackers linked to the Remote...
![Hackers Linked to Luminosity RAT Targeted by Law Enforcement](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyber-threat-stats-small.jpg)
Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Monday released the details of an international law enforcement operation targeting sellers and users of the...
![Bitcoin traders beware: Fake trading bot offer delivers RAT](/static/build/img/news/alt/crypto-stat-small.jpg)
As the price of Bitcoin keeps hitting surprising heights, more and more cyber crooks are turning their sights on anything and anyone who trades or uses the popular cryptocurrency. The latest...
![Orcus RAT Campaign Targets Bitcoin Investors](/static/build/img/news/alt/crypto-stat-small.jpg)
In an attempt to benefit from the recent spike in the value of Bitcoin, the authors of a remote access Trojan have started targeting Bitcoin investors with their malicious software, Fortinet has...
![RAT Distributed Via Google Drive Targets East Asia](/static/build/img/news/alt/DDoS-small.jpg)
Researchers say a new remote access Trojan dubbed UBoatRAT is targeting individuals or organizations linked to South Korea or video games industry.
![New Custom RAT Hits Targets in East Asia](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-stats-small.jpg)
A newly discovered custom remote access Trojan (RAT) has been used in attacks on personnel or organizations related to South Korea and the video gaming industry, Palo Alto Networks reveal. read more
![Data exfiltration tool PTP-RAT encodes data in pixel colour values](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-3-small.jpg)
How to exfiltrate data from a machine that doesn’t have file transfer capabilities or whose Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection has been locked down, making it impossible to send files?...