Tag: rat
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Transparent Tribe Launches New RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academia
The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that grants them persistent control over compromised hosts.”The campaign employs deceptive delivery techniques, including a weaponized Windows shortcut (LNK) file masquerading as a legitimate PDF document…
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Transparent Tribe Launches New RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academia
The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that grants them persistent control over compromised hosts.”The campaign employs deceptive delivery techniques, including a weaponized Windows shortcut (LNK) file masquerading as a legitimate PDF document…
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Indian Tax Phishing Campaign Delivers Persistent RAT Malware
A tax-themed phishing campaign is impersonating India’s Income Tax Department to deliver persistent RAT malware to businesses. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/indian-tax-phishing-campaign-delivers-persistent-rat-malware/
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Indian Tax Phishing Campaign Delivers Persistent RAT Malware
A tax-themed phishing campaign is impersonating India’s Income Tax Department to deliver persistent RAT malware to businesses. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/indian-tax-phishing-campaign-delivers-persistent-rat-malware/
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Android Malware Operations Merge Droppers, SMS Theft, and RAT Capabilities at Scale
Threat actors have been observed leveraging malicious dropper apps masquerading as legitimate applications to deliver an Android SMS stealer dubbed Wonderland in mobile attacks targeting users in Uzbekistan.”Previously, users received ‘pure’ Trojan APKs that acted as malware immediately upon installation,” Group-IB said in an analysis published last week. “Now, adversaries increasingly deploy First seen on…
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‘Cellik’ Android RAT Leverages Google Play Store
The remote access Trojan lets an attacker remotely control a victim’s phone and can generate malicious apps from inside the Play Store. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cellik-android-rat-leverages-google-play-store
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BlindEagle Targets Colombian Government Agency with Caminho and DCRAT
Tags: access, attack, authentication, cloud, communications, control, cybercrime, defense, detection, dkim, dmarc, dns, email, encryption, flaw, government, group, infrastructure, injection, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, open-source, phishing, powershell, rat, service, spear-phishing, startup, tactics, threat, tool, update, usa, windowsIntroductionIn early September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered a new spear phishing campaign attributed to BlindEagle, a threat actor who operates in South America and targets users in Spanish-speaking countries, such as Colombia. In this campaign, BlindEagle targeted a government agency under the control of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MCIT) in Colombia using…
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Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JS#SMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT.The attack chain, analyzed by Securonix, involves three main moving parts: An obfuscated JavaScript loader injected into a website, an HTML Application (HTA) that runs encrypted…
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New JS#SMUGGLER Campaign Drops NetSupport RAT Through Infected Sites
Securonix Threat Research details the complex JS#SMUGGLER campaign, a three-step web attack using obfuscated JavaScript and hidden HTA files to install the NetSupport RAT on user Windows desktops, granting hackers full remote control and persistent access. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/jssmuggler-netsupport-rat-infected-sites/
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New Phishing Campaign Impersonates India’s Income Tax Department to Distribute AsyncRAT
In November 2025, security researchers at Raven AI identified a sophisticated zero-day phishing campaign impersonating the Income Tax Department of India, targeting enterprises across the country with a multi-stage malware chain. The attack combined authentic-looking government communications with advanced evasion techniques, delivering both a shellcode-based RAT loader and a malicious executable disguised as a GoTo…
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Newly Sold Albiriox Android Malware Targets Banks and Crypto Holders
Cleafy analysis reveals Albiriox, a new Android Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) RAT that targets over 400 global banking and crypto apps. Learn how ODF fraud enables full device takeover. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/albiriox-android-malware-targets-banks-crypto/
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Cybercrime Goes SaaS: Renting Tools, Access, and Infrastructure
Cybercrime has fully shifted to a subscription model, with phishing kits, Telegram OTP bots, infostealer logs, and even RATs now rented like SaaS tools. Varonis explains how this “crime-as-a-service” economy lowers the barrier to entry and gives low-skill attackers on-demand access to advanced capabilities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-goes-saas-renting-tools-access-and-infrastructure/
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Cybercrime Goes SaaS: Renting Tools, Access, and Infrastructure
Cybercrime has fully shifted to a subscription model, with phishing kits, Telegram OTP bots, infostealer logs, and even RATs now rented like SaaS tools. Varonis explains how this “crime-as-a-service” economy lowers the barrier to entry and gives low-skill attackers on-demand access to advanced capabilities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-goes-saas-renting-tools-access-and-infrastructure/
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Bloody Wolf APT Expands to Central Asia, Deploys NetSupport RAT via Custom Java Droppers and Geo-Fencing
The post Bloody Wolf APT Expands to Central Asia, Deploys NetSupport RAT via Custom Java Droppers and Geo-Fencing appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/bloody-wolf-apt-expands-to-central-asia-deploys-netsupport-rat-via-custom-java-droppers-and-geo-fencing/
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Bloody Wolf APT Expands to Central Asia, Deploys NetSupport RAT via Custom Java Droppers and Geo-Fencing
The post Bloody Wolf APT Expands to Central Asia, Deploys NetSupport RAT via Custom Java Droppers and Geo-Fencing appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/bloody-wolf-apt-expands-to-central-asia-deploys-netsupport-rat-via-custom-java-droppers-and-geo-fencing/
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Bloody Wolf Expands Java-based NetSupport RAT Attacks in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been attributed to a cyber attack campaign that has targeted Kyrgyzstan since at least June 2025 with the goal of delivering NetSupport RAT.As of October 2025, the activity has expanded to also single out Uzbekistan, Group-IB researchers Amirbek Kurbanov and Volen Kayo said in a report published…
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Spyware and RATs used to target WhatsApp and Signal Users
CISA warns that threat actors are actively using commercial spyware and RATs to target users of mobile messaging apps WhatsApp and Signal. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of threat actors using commercial spyware and remote access trojans (RATs) to target users of popular instant messaging applications, including WhatsApp and Signal.…
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What is SambaSpy
SambaSPY: The RAT that targets selective victims Human error isn’t just about careless clicks or weak passwords, attackers are now deploying extremely targeted malware to exploit very specific victims. One such threat is SambaSpy, a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that’s not mass-sprayed across the globe but instead focuses on a carefully selected demographic…. First…
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New RadzaRat Spyware Poses as File Manager to Hijack Android Devices
Certo Software found RadzaRat, an Android RAT disguised as a file manager that has a 0/66 detection rate on VirusTotal. It keylogs passwords and steals files. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/radzarat-spyware-hijack-android-devices/
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New RadzaRat Spyware Poses as File Manager to Hijack Android Devices
Certo Software found RadzaRat, an Android RAT disguised as a file manager that has a 0/66 detection rate on VirusTotal. It keylogs passwords and steals files. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/radzarat-spyware-hijack-android-devices/
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New RadzaRat Spyware Poses as File Manager to Hijack Android Devices
Certo Software found RadzaRat, an Android RAT disguised as a file manager that has a 0/66 detection rate on VirusTotal. It keylogs passwords and steals files. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/radzarat-spyware-hijack-android-devices/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Global Agencies Target Criminal “Bulletproof” Hosts, as CSA Unveils Agentic AI Risk Framework
Tags: access, advisory, ai, android, apple, attack, banking, breach, browser, chrome, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, crypto, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, extortion, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, framework, google, governance, government, group, guide, Hardware, ibm, identity, infection, infrastructure, international, Internet, law, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, radius, ransomware, rat, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, scam, service, software, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsCyber agencies call on ISPs to help combat “bulletproof” internet hosts that shield cybercriminals. Meanwhile, the CSA introduced a new methodology to assess the risks of autonomous AI. Plus, get the latest on the CIS Benchmarks, drone-detection systems, and malware infections. Key takeaways Crackdown on “bulletproof” hosting: International cyber agencies are urging ISPs and network…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Global Agencies Target Criminal “Bulletproof” Hosts, as CSA Unveils Agentic AI Risk Framework
Tags: access, advisory, ai, android, apple, attack, banking, breach, browser, chrome, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, crypto, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, extortion, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, framework, google, governance, government, group, guide, Hardware, ibm, identity, infection, infrastructure, international, Internet, law, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, radius, ransomware, rat, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, scam, service, software, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsCyber agencies call on ISPs to help combat “bulletproof” internet hosts that shield cybercriminals. Meanwhile, the CSA introduced a new methodology to assess the risks of autonomous AI. Plus, get the latest on the CIS Benchmarks, drone-detection systems, and malware infections. Key takeaways Crackdown on “bulletproof” hosting: International cyber agencies are urging ISPs and network…
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Lazarus APT Group’s New ScoringMathTea RAT Enhances Remote Command Execution and More
The Lazarus APT Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) attributed to North Korea, has deployed a sophisticated new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called ScoringMathTea as part of its ongoing Operation DreamJob cyberespionage campaign. ScoringMathTea represents a significant evolution in Lazarus’s malware toolkit, implementing a modular architecture designed specifically to evade detection across both network and…
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Lazarus APT Group’s New ScoringMathTea RAT Enhances Remote Command Execution and More
The Lazarus APT Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) attributed to North Korea, has deployed a sophisticated new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called ScoringMathTea as part of its ongoing Operation DreamJob cyberespionage campaign. ScoringMathTea represents a significant evolution in Lazarus’s malware toolkit, implementing a modular architecture designed specifically to evade detection across both network and…
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Dragon Breath Uses RONINGLOADER to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Gh0st RAT
The threat actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed making use of a multi-stage loader codenamed RONINGLOADER to deliver a modified variant of a remote access trojan called Gh0st RAT.The campaign, which is primarily aimed at Chinese-speaking users, employs trojanized NSIS installers masquerading as legitimate like Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams, according to Elastic…