It's the Shiz: Mutant RAT spotted gnawing at SAP apps Cyber-crooks are making the first steps towards using advanced malware to target mission-critical corporate ERP applications, such as SAP. A new variant of the well-known Shiz remote access trojan (RAT) searches infected systems for the existence of SAP applications. Previous versions of the malware were designed simply to …
>Once attackers have remote access to the infected PC, they can easily read the configuration files and GUI automation scripts, grab user credentials, and even hook into the application processes.
Hire these guys as consultants quickly.... They seem to know more about how each app works and communicates in the sub system than the consultants we overpay to project manage and 'badly implement' our current ERP upgrade project.
User: "WHY DOESN'T THIS WORK" [Bangs Keyboard]
An impromptu window open. The titlebar say "Rattus Rattus". A lone cursor on a black background blinks a few seconds. Then a hesitant yet imperious text accumulates:
"FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBITI heard you seem to have some problems. Maybe I can help?"
User: "Yet another clippy crap. I don't need this..."
Terminal: "You are wrong! I am just commandeering your machine. Thanks for letting the microphone open, btw."
User: "Are you from helpdesk?"
Terminal: "No, I'm from Russia!"
User: "Oh, ok. So... there is this problem with Word..."
FIve minutes later, problem fixed!
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