- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 30th, 2014
Energy Sector Targeted By Cyberespionage Campaign
Dragonfly group uses Backdoor.Oldrea, also known as HaveX RAT
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 27th, 2014
Dropbox Used by Trojan to Update Command and Control Settings
Remote access tool has delay time to start its activity
- Hacking News
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 24th, 2014
Havex RAT Aims at Industrial Control Systems
Trojanized ICS software available straight from the manufacturer
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 16th, 2014
BlackShades RAT Users from All Over Europe and Australia Reportedly Raided
Authorities seem to be targeting those who purchased the RAT
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 13th, 2014
Rats Chase Terrified Children on Camden Playground
The rodents surrounded the kids, forcing them to run away
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2014
Java RAT UNRECOM Mines for Litecoins, Infects Android Devices
Experts have come across a new version of an old RAT
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 1st, 2014
Experts Analyze njRAT, a RAT Popular Among Middle Eastern Cybercrime Groups
Symantec has spotted over 24,000 infected computers worldwide
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- March 27th, 2014
Giant Rat Chews Its Way into Swedish Family's Kitchen, Terrorizes Cat
The family discovered a 15-inch (40-cm) rodent was living behind their dishwasher
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 14th, 2014
Cybercriminals Leverage Mass Stabbing in China to Distribute Gh0st RAT
A backdoor is hidden inside a harmless-looking document file
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 27th, 2014
Fake “Payment Certificate” Notifications Used to Deliver Cross-Platform RAT
Security experts from Symantec say users in the UK and the UAE are targeted
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- February 24th, 2014
Karni Mata Temple in India Houses 20,000 Rats Worshipped by Locals
Natives believe the rodents are an incarnation of Hindu goddess Karni Mata
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 21st, 2014
RAT Designed to Target Mac Users Distributed via Fake Courier Emails
The malware enables cybercriminals to take control of an infected device
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 20th, 2014
What Is Creepware? – Video
Symantec has published an educational video about RATs
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 27th, 2013
Syrian Government Supporters Target Journalists, NGOs and Opposition with Malware
A new research paper published by the EFF and Citizen Lab
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 12th, 2013
App That Claims to Notify Users of Bitcoin Market Changes Hides RAT
The RAT is designed to help its masters steal Bitcoins
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 11th, 2013
Trojans Installed on Computers of Poker Players Give the Attackers an Edge
F-Secure experts provide a perfect example of what's called a Sharking attack
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 26th, 2013
Experts Warn of an Increase in the Usage of Blackshades RAT
It's author was reportedly arrested and its source code was leaked