Evilnum employs PyVil RAT to target fintechs

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The group has a history of abusing the Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations to target financial technology firms

Researchers at Cybereason Nocturnus say that the Evilnum advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been using a new Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) in attempts to steal sensitive data from...

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