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SecurityThe Registerabout 3 hours ago
Fake IT support on Teams installs EtherRAT trojanAttackers pose as IT support on Microsoft Teams calls to trick employees into installing remote admin tools like HopToDesk or AnyDesk, then drop the EtherRAT trojan. EtherRAT is a Node.js RAT that runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS and fetches command-and-control servers from Ethereum smart contracts. Unit 42 researchers found an open directory containing EtherRAT versions 1 through 9, with samples updated as recently as June 26.
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