Amnesia RAT

Malware type
rat, credential-stealer, screen-capture, spyware
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 14:39:48

Targeted industries: financial-services technology-and-telecommunications retail-and-hospitality

Context

According to Fortinet, Amnesia RAT is written in Python and designed for broad, multi-category data theft combined with real-time surveillance and system control. Its capabilities include: Browser credentials and session data, Telegram Desktop session hijacking, Seed phrase discovery and clipboard monitoring, Discord and Steam data theft, Cryptocurrency wallets and financial assets, System and hardware intelligence, Screen, audio, and activity surveillance, Process and system control, Persistence, multiple exfiltration channels.

Reports & references

  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Py.Amnesia Rat (report)
  • fortinet.com — Inside A Multi Stage Windows Malware Campaign (report)

External references