NEW MALWARE THREAT 'RESOLVERRAT' CREATES SECURITY PANIC - NETWRIX COMMENTS – Global Security Mag Online

NEW MALWARE THREAT 'RESOLVERRAT' CREATES SECURITY PANIC - NETWRIX COMMENTS – Global Security Mag Online

A remote access trojan (RAT) called ‘ResolverRAT' is being used against a number of organisations with recent attacks focusing on the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. This new threat is particularly concerning as it operates stealthily, abusing .NET ‘ResourceResolve' events to load malicious assemblies without being flagged as suspicious. The malware has been observed via phishing attacks in Italian, Czech, Hindi, Turkish, Portuguese, and …

The new ResolverRAT remote access trojan exploits DLL side-loading issues.janews – shutterstock.com Researchers at Morphisec have discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) called ResolverRAT, which is being distributed via phishing emails with malicious attachments. Attackers use terms such as copyright infringement, various legal violations, and ongoing investigations as lure. The emails are written in multiple languages, including English, H…