StealC’s seller has returned with Stadia RAT, combining credential theft, hidden desktop control, and remote command execution using code reused from StealC v3.5. Four months after Europol disrupted StealC during Operation Endgame, its seller has returned with Stadia, a new remote access trojan (RAT) that combines credential theft with remote control of Windows systems. Hackread.com previously reported on StealC’s use in a FileFix phishing campaign in 2025. New research from cybersecurity firm
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AgentBaiting is a term that has been recently coined by Island researchers in the midst of uncovering a substantial FakeGit campaign. It describes a technique that involves targeting AI coding assistants or other autonomous software agents instead of targeting developers directly.
With the integration of AI assistants in the world of software development, coding agents are often tasked with locating libraries, plugins, or Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that provide specific functionality
A major international law enforcement effort has disrupted the infrastructure supporting three prominent malware families used in ransomware attacks and data theft. Coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, Operation Endgame involved agencies from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, together with private sector partners. The operation focused on SocGholish, Amadey and StealC. SocGholish acts as a dropper delivered via fake
A new analysis by researchers at CyberArk has detailed a significant research effort revealing operational details of a StealC malware operator by exploiting a vulnerability in the malware's leaked web panel. The recent findings demonstrate how poor security practices within criminal infrastructure can be turned against threat actors. StealC is information-stealing malware operating under a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model since early 2023. It enables customers to steal passwords, session co
