In September 2024, Kaspersky researchers detected malicious activity targeting financial (trading and brokerage) firms through the distribution of malicious .scr (screen saver) files disguised as financial documents via Skype messenger.
The threat actor deployed a newly identified Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named GodRAT, which is based on the Gh0st RAT codebase. To evade detection, the attackers used steganography to embed shellcode within image files. This shellcode downloads GodRAT from a Command-and-Control (C2) server. GodRAT supports additional plugins. Once installed, attackers utilized the FileManager plugin to explore the victim’s systems and deployed browser password stealers to extract credentials.
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Source: Kaspersky
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