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)

External references