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Malicious actors are using Telegram channels as a source of viral attacks for their targets. A new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) was spotted infecting devices via Telegram channels, according to Cyware.
AT &T Alien Labs researchers recently discovered a new Trojan called FatalRAT that can spread via software download vulnerabilities or articles on Telegram. The malware is able to gain persistence, evade detection, collect system information, and exfiltrate data. Interestingly, these messages can only be sent by channel administrators.
And that’s not all the Trojan can do. Before it infects the target system, the malware runs a series of tests to determine the number of physical CPUs, VMs running on the system and disk space. Based on t…
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