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CastleRAT

Sep 15, 2025 2:37:49 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Malware-As-A-Service, Emerging Threat, Phishing Attacks, CastleLoader, Remote Access Trojan, TAG-150, CastleRAT, malware infrastructure, command-and-control, anti-detection services, network intelligence

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Verticals Targeted: Not specified 
Regions Targeted: US
Related Families: CastleLoader

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GodRAT

Aug 25, 2025 2:36:30 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, AsyncRAT, Gh0st RAT, password stealer, shellcode injector, GodRAT, Remote Access Trojan, financial malware, steganography, FileManager plugin

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Verticals Targeted: Financial
Regions Targeted: Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Malaysia, Jordan
Related Families: AsyncRAT, AwesomePuppet, Gh0st RAT

Executive Summary

GodRAT is a RAT derived from the Gh0st RAT codebase. It was observed targeting financial institutions via malicious .scr and .pif files distributed through Skype. Leveraging steganography and additional plugins like FileManager, GodRAT facilitates credential theft and system exploration.

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