Malicious Dark Crystal RAT Campaign Targets Ukraine’s Defense Sector

Threat actors launched a new malicious campaign against organizations in Ukraine’s defense sector, spreading Dark Crystal malware.

Russian malware used against Ukraine

Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Threat Response Team (CERT-UA) announced earlier this week that threat actors have been spotted using a Russian-made remote access trojan (RAT) against targets in the country.

Dark Crystal (or DCRat) is a RAT allegedly favored by many novice hackers, but with an advanced enough design to fit the ne