Exceptionally, cybercriminals also hack each other. But that’s not a reason to breathe a sigh of relief.

The common image of hackers is that of computer experts who develop and distribute malware as anonymous lone perpetrators. But even among cybercriminals, why reinvent the wheel unnecessarily? And so many in this illegal industry work with tools that they have not developed themselves.

A group of hackers has now taken advantage of this fact. They provided other hackers with common cybercrime tools, but in which they in turn had hidden a Trojan. The remote access Trojan (RAT) called “njRat” was discovered by the cybersecurity experts at Cyberreason.

But anyone who thinks that the hackers are fighting each other and leaving their victims alone is mistaken. After all, the goal remains to illegally penetrate the IT systems of companies and private individuals. The only difference is that the criminal who injects the malware doesn’t get anything out of it in the end, because once inside, the hacker who provided him with the malware takes control. Unfortunately, this does not change anything for the victim: hackers now have access to his or her computer, can steal sensitive data and infiltrate and use other malware.

You can read Cyberreason’s full report here.