RMM Abuse: How Attackers Exploit Remote Access Tools | Huntress

This report explains how attackers increasingly abuse legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools to gain stealthy access to environments, citing a 277% rise in remote access tool abuse and presence in ~40% of investigated incidents; it gives real-world examples (rogue ScreenConnect installs, scam call centers, pig-butchering operations), describes detection challenges, and recommends inventory, hardening, awareness, and an app-control approach (RMM Guard) to mitigate the threat.