Author of Nanocore RAT Pleads Guilty in Court

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The author of the very popular Nanocore RAT has pleaded guilty this week, admitting to developing malware that was used by other crooks to infect countless of computers across the globe, stealing data and secretly watching unsuspecting victims.

The man's name is Taylor Huddleston, 26, of Hot Springs, Arkansas. According to court documents obtained by Bleeping Computer, Huddleston created Nanocore, a remote access trojan, and Net Seal, a licensing software.

Yesterday, July 25, the US Department of Justice announced that Huddleston had signed a statement of facts admitting his guilt and "that he intended his products to be used maliciously."
According to the signed document, authorities had evidence that Huddleston knew that his software was abused for malicious purposes, but instead of contacting the authorities, he provided support to other malware authors.


Huddleston's sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 8. He faces a maximum sentence of up to ten years in prison.