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Malware abuses OBS live-streaming software to record victims’ screens

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

Security researchers have uncovered a new malware strain that uses the popular OBS Studio live-streaming app to record and broadcast the screen of its victims to attackers.

Named BIOPASS, this malware is a remote access trojan (RAT) coded in Python that was spotted in recent attacks targeting online gambling companies in China.

Discovered by security firm Trend Micro, the RAT has been disguised inside legitimate installers for Adobe Flash Player or Microsoft Silverlight, two technologies that are still being used in China, despite reaching EOL (end-of-life).

Read more on The Record.


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