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New CrystalRAT malware adds RAT, stealer and prankware features

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM UTC·Source: BleepingComputer

Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 04:49 PM UTC

Executive Summary

A new malware-as-a-service called CrystalRAT is being promoted on Telegram, offering remote access, data theft, keylogging, and clipboard hijacking capabilities. [...]

Analysis

A new malware-as-a-service called CrystalRAT is being promoted on Telegram, offering remote access, data theft, keylogging, and clipboard hijacking capabilities. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Apr 1, 2026.

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