May 9, 2022 By Nate Nelson
Researchers say a hacker is selling access to quality malware for chump change.
For about the price of a cup of Starbucks latte, a hacker is renting out a remote access trojan designed to backdoor targeted networks.
Dubbed as Dark Crystal RAT (or DCRat), the malware is being peddled online to hackers in Russian by a lone rookie malware writer with a penchant for cut-rate pricing.
“DCRat is one of the cheapest commercial RATs we’ve ever come across. The price for this backdoor starts at ($6) for a two-month subscription, and occasionally dips even lower during special promotions,” according to BlackBerry researchers who published their findings on Monday.