Oblique RAT

Malware type
rat, spyware
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:38:08

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector education-and-nonprofits

Targeted regions: country_code:in

Context

Oblique RAT is a remote access trojan primarily targeting government and educational institutions in India. This malware is known for its ability to exfiltrate sensitive information and remotely control infected systems.

Reports & references

  • pwc.co.uk — Pwc Cyber Threats 2020 A Year In Retrospect (report)
  • Trend Micro — Investigating Apt36 Or Earth Karkaddans Attack Chain And Malware (report)
  • Cisco Talos — Transparent Tribe Infra And Targeting (report)
  • Kaspersky — 98233 (report)
  • secrss.com — 24995 (report)
  • Cisco Talos — 2020 Year In Malware (report)
  • brandefense.io — Apt 36 Campaign Poseidon Malware Technical Analysis (report)
  • umbrella.cisco.com — Cybersecurity Threat Spotlight Backdoors Rats Loaders Evasion Techniques (report)
  • Trend Micro — Earth%20Karkaddan%20Apt %20Adversary%20Intelligence%20And%20Monitoring%20Report (report)
  • Trend Micro — Iocs Investigating%20Apt36%20Or%20Earth%20Karkaddan%20Attack%20Chain%20And%20Malware%20Arsenal.Rtf (report)
  • bleepingcomputer.com — Hackers Use Modified Mfa Tool Against Indian Govt Employees (report)
  • Cisco Talos — Transparent Tribe Targets Education (report)
  • brandefense.io — Mythic Leopard Apt Group (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Oblique Rat (report)
  • Cisco Talos — Obliquerat Hits Victims Via Maldocs (report)
  • Cisco Talos — Obliquerat New Campaign (report)

External references