A brand new Rat is a potential issue

HiatusRAT is new to the game, taking advantage of listening on several different TCP ports and scoping out vulnerabilities to take advantage of.

This can affect web cameras and DVR players exposed online.

So far, this attack is being taken advantage of through Chinese devices who have reached end of life or awaiting patches.

Read more: FBI spots HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting web cameras, DVRs.