This devious malware scans over 300 apps to build an AI profile telling hackers which victims to target
- Varonis Threat Labs uncovered Dolphin X, a powerful RAT with 329 features across 10 categories
- Its standout “AI Profiler” ranks victims by usage and sends summaries to attackers daily
- Malware is sold on the dark web via subscription tiers, starting at $80 per month
What if malware could talk to its operator and tell it which of the infected victims is worth paying attention to, and which not? A few years ago, this might have been science fiction but today, thanks to breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI), not only is it possible, it’s also already available on the black market.
Security researchers Varonis Threat Labs recently disclosed finding a rather revolutionary remote access trojan (RAT) called Dolphin X.
Even without advanced AI capabilities, the RAT is quite potent, acting as an infostealer, a Hidden Virtual Network Computing (HVNC), a DDoS botnet, or a loader. Just its infostealer capabilities are nothing...
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