Luminosity RAT
Aliases: LuminosityLink
- First seen
- 2015-10-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:47:32
Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications education-and-nonprofits
Context
Luminosity RAT, also known as LuminosityLink, is a remote access trojan that allows attackers to take control over a user's computer. It is capable of keylogging, screen capturing, and executing remote commands.
Reports & references
- proofpoint.com — Proofpoint Operation Transparent Tribe Threat Insight En (report)
- secureworks.com — Copper Fieldstone (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Luminosity Rat (report)
- krebsonsecurity.com — Luminositylink Rat Author Pleads Guilty (report)
- researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com — Unit42 Rat Trapped Luminositylink Falls Foul Vermin Eradication Efforts (report)
- umbrella.cisco.com — Finding The Rats Nest (report)
- proofpoint.com — Light After Dark (report)
- researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com — Unit42 Investigating The Luminositylink Remote Access Trojan Configuration (report)
- malwarenailed.blogspot.com — Luminosity Rat Re Purposed (report)