Hackers target Chinese language speakers with FatalRAT malware

Chinese-speaking users are being targeted with FatalRAT malware, spread via fake websites of popular apps, new research has found. 

First discovered in August 2021, FatalRat malware can capture keystrokes, change a victim’s screen resolution, download and execute files, and steal or delete data stored in browsers.

So far, the researchers from cybersecurity company ESET have not attributed this campaign to any known hacker group, and the attackers’ goal is also not clear. They may be stealing information like web credentials …

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