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A laughing RAT: CrystalX combines spyware, stealer, and prankware features

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC·Source: Securelist (Kaspersky)

Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 05:46 PM UTC

Executive Summary

Kaspersky researchers analyze a new CrystalX RAT distributed as MaaS and featuring extensive spyware, stealer, and prankware capabilities.

Analysis

Kaspersky researchers analyze a new CrystalX RAT distributed as MaaS and featuring extensive spyware, stealer, and prankware capabilities.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Securelist (Kaspersky) on Apr 1, 2026.

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