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RAT Bot on Discord: Hackers Hiding in Plain Sight with PySilon

Beware the Bot: Who knew your chat buddy likes to snoop more than talk?

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Jonathan Care
Oct 30, 2024
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Discord Bots: The New Frontier for RAT Malware

In the ever-evolving universe of cyber threats, malware continues to find innovative and unexpected means of dispersal. One such alarming development utilizes a familiar social platform: Discord. Originally popular among gamers, Discord has grown to encompass various communities across diverse interests. But just as its community has expanded, so too have the creative efforts of cybercriminals. With the advent of PySilon, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), utilizing Discord bot functionalities, the landscape of cyber threats is morphing at an unprecedented rate.

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