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‘Hacker Door’ Backdoor Resurfaces as RAT a Decade Later

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Oct

2017

A sophisticated remote access Trojan (RAT) dubbed Hacker Door by researchers has appeared in active attacks and sharing many similarities to a backdoor of the same name that was released in 2004 and last updated in 2005. The new Hacker Door has updated and advanced functionality, report researchers at Cylance. Read More

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Spoofed IRS notice delivers RAT through link updating trick

22

Sep

2017

The malware delivery trick involving updating links in Word documents is apparently gaining some traction: the latest campaign to use it likely takes the form of fake emails from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The fake email includes an attachment, supposedly a CP2000 notice, which is sent by the IRS when the income and/or payment […]

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The 7 ‘Most Common’ RATS In Use Today

31

Aug

2015

Earlier this month, the Office of Personnel Management reported that 21.5 million Americans had their social security numbers and other sensitive data stolen in the second breach to OPM’s background check database. In the wake of this massive breach, OPM Director Katherine Archuleta has resigned. It’s believed that the Sakula Remote Access Trojan (RAT) was […]

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