How RATS like BlackShades Hijack Computers
More than 100 people around the world were charged this week for using and distributing the malicious software Blackshades. The program is what's known as a Remote Administration Tool, or RAT, and can allow a hacker to take total control of your computer. Brent spoke to Seth Hardy, a Senior Security Analyst at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's...
More than 100 people around the world were charged this week for using and distributing the malicious software Blackshades. The program is what's known as a Remote Administration Tool, or RAT, and can allow a hacker to take total control of your computer. Brent spoke to Seth Hardy, a Senior Security Analyst at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, about how RATS work and which ones you should know about.