Arctic R.A.T.
Aliases: Artic
- First seen
- 2012-06-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:40:43
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector energy-and-utilities financial-services
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ca country_code:no
Context
Arctic R.A.T. is a remote access trojan primarily used in cyber espionage campaigns. It has been employed by state-sponsored threat actors to target government sectors and critical infrastructures. This malware can execute commands remotely, upload and download files, and perform surveillance activities on compromised systems.
Reports & references
- anti-virus-soft.com — Artic (report)