No rest for the wicked HiatusRAT. [Research Saturday]

Published: Oct. 28, 2023, 7:01 a.m.

Danny Adamitis from Lumen's Black Lotus Labs sits down to discuss their work on "No Rest For The Wicked: HiatusRAT Takes Little Time Off In A Return To Action." Last March Lumen's Black Lotus Lab researchers discovered a novel malware called\xa0HiatusRAT\xa0that targeted business-grade routers.\nThe research states "In the latest campaign, we observed a shift in reconnaissance and targeting activity; in June we observed\xa0reconnaissance against\xa0a\xa0U.S.\xa0military\xa0procurement\xa0system,\xa0and targeting of Taiwan-based organizations." This shift in information gathering and targeting preference exhibited in the latest campaign is synonymous with the\xa0strategic interest\xa0of the People\u2019s Republic of China according to the 2023 ODNI threat assessment.\nThe research can be found here:\nNo Rest For The Wicked: HiatusRAT Takes Little Time Off In A Return To Action\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices