IntroductionIn June 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new malware family, tracked as SloppyRAT, that is likely leveraged by a ransomware-related threat actor. ThreatLabz observed SloppyRAT being ...

Hackers hide AsyncRAT in Windows charmap.exe, using PowerShell and fake invoice files to evade detection and gain remote ...

SloppyRAT uses ClickFix to help ransomware attackers gain access, gather data, and spread across compromised networks.

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...