LazyCat
- First seen
- 2018-03-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat, spyware
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:53:13
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:in country_code:us
Context
LazyCat is a sophisticated remote access Trojan (RAT) often linked to state-sponsored espionage campaigns. It primarily targets government and technology sectors, enabling attackers to execute commands and steal sensitive information from compromised systems.
Reports & references
- Microsoft — Gadolinium Detecting Empires Cloud (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Lazycat (report)
- blog.yoroi.company — The Arsenal Behind The Australian Parliament Hack (report)