Two domains associated with GlassRAT for instance, were previously associated with the Mirage and PlugX campaigns that targeted military and government organizations in Mongolia and the Philippines. GlassRAT is a malware that was released sometime in 2012: it was 'discovered' just a couple of weeks ago. The researchers say the code has been used to target Windows users since at least 2012. GlassRAT appears to track Chinese employees in multi-nationals; but its origins and purpose are immaterial at this stage. The issue is that it was active and undiscovered for three years; so just as a zero-day vulnerability has high value, until it is discovered, the zero-detection Trojan also has high value.
GlassRAT is a malware that was released sometime in 2012: it was 'discovered' just a couple of weeks ago. The researchers say the code has been used to target Windows users since at least 2012. GlassRAT appears to track Chinese employees in multi-nationals; but its origins and purpose are immaterial at this stage. The issue is that it was active and undiscovered for three years; so just as a zero-day vulnerability has high value, until it is discovered, the zero-detection Trojan also has high value.