Operation Silent Watch: Desktop Surveillance in Azerbaijan and Armenia

Executive summary Amid rising tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Lachin corridor in late 2022, Check Point Research identified a malicious campaign against entities in Armenia. The malware distributed in this campaign is a new version of a backdoor we track as OxtaRAT, an AutoIt-based tool for remote access and desktop surveillance. Key findings: […]

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