"In a call, Lezzi blamed one of the company's government customers for exposing Dante, saying the customer used an outdated version of the Windows spyware that will no longer be supported by Memento by the end of this year. "Clearly they used an agent that was already dead," Lezzi told TechCrunch, referring to an "agent" as the technical word for the spyware planted on the target's computer. "I thought [the government customer] didn't even use it anymore," said Lezzi."
"Lezzi, who said he was not sure which of the company's customers were caught, added that Memento had already requested that all of its customers stop using the Windows malware. Lezzi said the company had warned customers that Kaspersky had detected Dante spyware infections since December 2024. He added that Memento plans to send a message to all its customers on Wednesday asking them once again to stop using its Windows spyware."
Kaspersky identified Dante, a new Windows spyware, targeting victims in Russia and neighboring Belarus. Memento Labs confirmed the spyware belongs to the company and attributed exposure to a government customer that used an outdated Windows agent slated for end-of-year deprecation. Memento requested all customers stop using the Windows malware, warned of detections since December 2024, and plans to message customers again to cease use. The company was formed in 2019 after a new owner acquired and took over early spyware maker Hacking Team. Memento currently focuses on mobile spyware development and acquires most zero-day exploits from external developers while sometimes developing its own zero-days.
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