An Australian citizen, Wayne Jacob John Keen, age 24, has been accused of allegedly participating in the development and distribution of malware used by pedophiles and domestic violence offenders.
A type of malware, Remote Access Trojan gives hackers complete remote control over an infected device, enabling them to run programs, log keystrokes, exploit files and data, install other programs, take screenshots, and even record video from the webcam.
The offender is alleged to have developed the remote access trojan (RAT) when he was 15 years old and served as the tool’s administrator from 2013 until the government shut it down in 2019.
Malware Execution
In 2019, authorities were able to identify the creator of an IM RAT who goes by the online handle ‘Shockwave’ as per a cybersecurity firm. Palo Alto Networks reported that it had seen more than 115,000 IM RAT attacks targeted solely at its clients. More than 65,000 samples of the infection were gathered by the security firm.
Advertised as a reliable tool for remote administration, IM RAT has a lifetime license price range of $25 to $100. Its touted features were remote control of Windows servers, remote support, staff monitoring, and remote connections to personal or business computers.
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