New Rust-Based Malware ChaosBot Uses Discord Channels to Control Victims PCs
Posted on October 13, 2025 • 1 min read • 55 wordsCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Rust-based backdoor called ChaosBot that can allow operators to conduct reconnaissance and execute arbitrary commands on compromised hosts. Threat actors leveraged compromised credentials that mapped to both Cisco VPN and an over-privileged Active Directory account named, serviceaccount, eSentire said in a technical report
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Rust-based backdoor called ChaosBot that can allow operators to conduct reconnaissance and execute arbitrary commands on compromised hosts. “Threat actors leveraged compromised credentials that mapped to both Cisco VPN and an over-privileged Active Directory account named, ‘serviceaccount,’” eSentire said in a technical report published