23rd June 2017 By Kelly Sheridan
A small number of Remote Administration Tools have vulnerabilities which can enable attack targets to turn the tables on threat actors.
Threat actors using certain Remote Administration Tools (RATs) may find themselves on the receiving end of malware. Newly discovered vulnerabilities in these tools may enable cybercriminals' targets to turn the tables on their attackers and deliver malware.
Targeted cyberattacks hit thousands of businesses each year. Oftentimes victims label these threats as "advanced and persistent" to suggest they were inevitable, as though attackers are too sophisticated for defenders to protect themselves.
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RAT Vulnerabilities Turn Hackers into Victims
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Well, it would be poetic justice if the perpetrators ended up being victims in their own right...quite delicious in fact...LOL:D
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