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Commercial RAT Used by Malicious Hackers


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Win-Spy is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) stealth monitoring tool. "Start Spying on any PC or Phone within the Next 5 minutes," says its website. With such products generally available, why should hackers go to the trouble of developing their own RATs? Indeed, according to a FireEye analysis following an attempted intrusion on a US financial institution, they don't.

Commercial RAT Used by Malicious Hackers
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/commercial-rat-used-by-malicious-hackers/
Win-Spy is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) stealth monitoring tool. "Start Spying on any PC or Phone within the Next 5 minutes," says its website. With such products generally available, why should hackers go to the trouble of developing their own RATs? Indeed, according to a FireEye analysis following an attempted intrusion on a US financial institution, they don't.
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/commercial-rat-used-by-malicious-hackers/

Source: InfosecMagazine
Source Link: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/commercial-rat-used-by-malicious-hackers/


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