Software
Cross-Platform Backdoor Adwind Hit 443,000 Users: Kaspersky
Reported by securityweek.com
A Java-based cross-platform backdoor that has been around since 2012 has been leveraged by cybercriminals to spy on roughly 443,000 targets, Kaspersky Lab reported on Monday.
This remote access Trojan (RAT) has been rebranded several times over the past years, with names such as Adwind , AlienSpy, Frutas, Unrecom, Sockrat and jRAT. The AlienSpy version, reportedly found on the phone of an Argentine prosecutor who died in mysterious circumstances, was discontinued in April 2015 after Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions published a report detailing the threat.The latest variant, which has been around since June 2015, is known as JSocket and it can be used on a subscription basis.