"This Trojan Malware is Being Used to Steal Passwords and Spread Ransomware"

There is a new hacking campaign happening right now, targeting healthcare and education organizations with custom-built, Python-based trojan malware. The malware gives attackers almost full control of Windows systems with the ability to monitor actions and steal sensitive data. The remote access trojan, dubbed PyXie RAT, can perform the following functions: keylogging, credential harvesting, video recording, cookie theft, the ability to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, and the capability to deploy other forms of malware onto infected systems. The malware also does it's best to clear evidence of the suspicious activity, to make it hard for an individual to detect the malware.

ZDNet reports: "This Trojan Malware is Being Used to Steal Passwords and Spread Ransomware"