Orcus Technologies, an organization that sold a remote access trojan (RAT) Orcus has been fined with 115,000 Canadian dollars (Approximately 87,000 US dollars). The fine was imposed by one of Canada's broadcasting agency, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
Orcus Technologies was established in March 2016 by founders John Paul Revesz (also known by the names, Ciriis McGraw, Armada Angelis, among other aliases) and a Germany-based man, Vincent Leo Griebel (also known as Sorzus). Griebel was responsible for developing the malware while Revesz looked after the marketing, sales and support section for the software. The idea behind the operations was to deliver a remote management tool just like widely used TeamViewer and various other remote management applications, as per the investigation carried out by the CRTC in association with the cybercrime division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
"Proof got for the duration of the investigation allowed the Leader Compliance and Enforcement Officer (CEO) to conclude that the Orcus RAT was once now not the everyday management instrument Griebel and Revesz claimed, however, was once, if truth be told, a Far-flung Get right of entry to Trojan (RAT), an identified form of malware," as per the CRTC's findings.
The findings further claimed that the duo not only sold and promoted the malware but also assisted malicious actors in getting Orcus RAT installed on users' computers without their consent or knowledge.
In a similar context, last month, Revesz faced criminal charges against him, filed by the RCMP. Earlier in March, this year, the RCMP came up with an arrest warrant at Revesz apartment, meanwhile, there were separate arrest warrants aimed at Orcus RAT customers by Australian Police.
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