Tim Starks, “Hacking Team successor linked to malware campaign, new ‘Dante’ commercial spyware” (2025)

“Kaspersky researchers said Monday that they’ve unearthed a malware campaign they’re linking to the successor company of the infamous Italy-based surveillance tech firm Hacking Team, and at the same time discovered new commercial malware tied to the same firm.

While analyzing that malware, researchers found a previously undiscovered commercial spyware product Memento Labs developed known as “Dante,” according to Kaspersky.

Kaspersky said the malware infections occurred when victims clicked on personalized phishing links via email. It was disguised as an invitation from organizers of the scientific and expert forum for Primakov Readings, an international summit on global politics and economics. […]” –Cyberscoop, October 27, 2025.

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