15 Nov, 2026

Police dismantle Gootloader, CastleRAT, StealC malware infrastructure

Europol and law enforcement partners from nine countries have seized hundreds of servers and domains used by the Gootloader, CastleRAT, and StealC malware operations. Gootloader is a malware loader active since 2020, StealC is an infostealer that helps exfiltrate credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive information from victims’ devices, and CastleRAT is a remote access […]

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Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor. Researchers at cyber-deception threat intelligence firm MalBeacon observed the hackers’ actions in an emulated organization environment over a period of 12 days. Velvet Tempest, also tracked as DEV-0504, is a […]

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