Shim RAT
- First seen
- 2018-05-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-05-27 08:45:05
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:51:27
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ca country_code:uk
Context
Shim RAT is a sophisticated remote access trojan primarily used for cyber espionage. It has been observed targeting government and financial sectors, with capabilities for various forms of data exfiltration and system compromise.
Reports & references
- foxitsecurity.files.wordpress.com — Fox It Mofang Threatreport Tlp White (report)
- secureworks.com — Bronze Walker (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Shimrat (report)