Laoshu
- First seen
- 2018-05-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:37:09
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:us
Context
Laoshu is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) used primarily for cyber espionage. It targets government and telecommunication sectors, enabling attackers to gain unauthorized access to systems and steal sensitive information.
Reports & references
- objective-see.com — Blog 0X16 (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Osx.Laoshu (report)
- nakedsecurity.sophos.com — Data Stealing Malware Targets Mac Users In Undelivered Courier Item Attack (report)