Used by a third-party to obtain confidential data (login details, passwords, credit card numbers, PINs, etc.) by intercepting key presses. Backdoor Trojans typically come with a built-in keylogger; and the confidential data is relayed to a remote cybercriminal to be used to make money illegally or gain unauthorized access to a network or other resource.
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OctLurk and SilkLurk: newly identified tailored backdoors in cyber-espionage campaign in Central Asia
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OkoBot: new sophisticated malware framework targets cryptocurrency users
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Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. Q1 2026
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A laughing RAT: CrystalX combines spyware, stealer, and prankware features
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Money-making scripts attack organizations
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Kimsuky’s GoldDragon cluster and its C2 operations