Discover the stories of infamous hackers, viruses, malware, and learn about influential people in tech. I've always been fascinated by these topics, so I decided to share what I've learned with you.
Discover the stories of infamous hackers, viruses, malware, and learn about influential people in tech. I've always been fascinated by these topics, so I decided to share what I've learned with you.
In college, I once showed my class the reality of Remote Access Trojans (RATs) with a live demo—showing how easily someone could take over a computer with the right tool. Years later, the real-world ramifications of these tools are even more chilling. Today, we’re diving deep into Poison Ivy, a notorious RAT that took the cybersecurity world by storm in the mid-2000s, and was linked to high-profile cyberattacks on government agencies, human rights organizations, and corporate giants.
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//REFERENCES
https://www.theregister.com/2012/08/31/nitro_hackers_abuse_java_exploit
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/poison-ivy-trojan-just-won-t-die
https://www.mandiant.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/rpt-poison-ivy.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20080208054011/http://www.poisonivy-rat.com/
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/poisonivy
