RuRAT Malware Used in Spear-phishing Attacks Against US media Organizations

FortiGuard Labs is aware of a report that RuRAT malware was distributed in the recent spear-phishing attack against media organizations in the United States. While the tactic used in this attack is not sophisticated, the installed RuRAT malware provides the attacker a foothold into the victim's network where confidential information will be collected for further activities.Why is this Significant?This is significant because media organizations in the United States are reported to have been targeted in the spear-phishing attack. RuRAT payload …

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