Firebird RAT creator and seller arrested in the U.S. and Australia

April 13, 2024 at 01:59PM A joint operation between Australian Federal Police and the FBI led to the arrest of two individuals behind the “Firebird” remote access trojan, later rebranded as “Hive.” An Australian man faces 12 charges for developing and distributing the RAT, while Edmond Chakhmakhchyan from California is accused of marketing the Hive … Read more

DoNot Team’s New Firebird Backdoor Hits Pakistan and Afghanistan

October 23, 2023 at 02:09PM DoNot Team, a threat actor suspected to be of Indian origin, has been using a new .NET-based backdoor called Firebird to target victims in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The attack also involves a downloader named CSVtyrei. Kaspersky discovered the attack and noted ongoing development efforts. Transparent Tribe, another hacking group, has … Read more