Topic timeline
Rat
How reporting on this topic developed over time — coverage by day, outlet counts, and multi-source storylines where they exist.
Coverage evolution
How reporting on this topic developed
- Earliest shown
- May 9
- Latest update
- Oct 16
- Outlets
- 6
- Stories
- 42
Coverage milestones derived from tracked reporting — how many outlets reported and when, not verified real-world events.
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Earliest in tracked window
Oldest report in the coverage window currently tracked for this topic.
JDownloader site hacked to replace installers with Python RAT malware BleepingComputer · May 9, 2026 -
Source breadth expanded
Source breadth reached 5 independent news outlets in the tracked window.
Pakistan Spies on Afghan Finance Ministry With Xeno RAT Dark Reading · Jun 4, 2026 -
Current status
Now classified as Monitoring.
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Latest update
Most recent tracked report from SecurityWeek.
In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit SecurityWeek · Oct 16, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
3 reports 2 outlets — BleepingComputer, The Hacker News
18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool Users
Other reports
39 reports on days without concentrated coverage, newest first.
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