Dark Caracal Uses Poco RAT to Target Spanish-Speaking Enterprises in Latin America
The Dark Caracal threat actor has been linked to a campaign that used the Poco RAT remote access trojan to attack Spanish-speaking targets in Latin America in 2024.
According to Positive Technologies, a Russian cybersecurity firm, the malware was laden with a "full suite of espionage features."
In a technical paper released last week, researchers Denis Kazakov and Sergey Samokhin claimed that it could upload data, take screenshots, run commands, and alter system processes.
In July 2024, Cofense published a report on Poco RAT, which described the phishing attacks targeting the mining, manufacturing, hospitality, and utility industries. The use of lures with a financial theme that start a multi-step procedure read more about Dark Caracal Uses Poco RAT to Target Spanish-Speaking Ent...