It's a nightmare - this great open access tool and the idea of increasing democracy and we can't seem to stop porn coming in via email?
McAfee called the attacks Operation Shady RAT — RAT stands for remote access tool, a type of software used to control networked computers.
The extensive lists of subject headings of library classification schemes provide, however, only a gross access tool to the content of the items.
One invoice apparently reveals the company dealing with a private Brazilian firm, YasNiTech, to whom it sold three months access to its remote access tool, allowing the firm to hack in to Android and Blackberry phones, and Windows devices.
Guillaume Lovet, threat response manager for Fortinet in Paris, said: "In examining some of the code for the malware responsible for the attack, we've found that it refers to a RAT – a remote access tool.
Security researchers at Proofpoint have spotted a malicious version of the Pokémon Go Android app that has been infected with a remote access tool that gives attackers full control over the victim's phone.
