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Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models

As of 9 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 36 of 36 outbound references and 0 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2608.03009.

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Observation 26968f9e-ac55-4984-a3f7-050add5af5e0 · outbound

This paper cites Botnet Detection by Monitoring Similar Communication Patterns.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Botnet Detection by Monitoring Similar Communication Patterns

Reference 1

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This paper cites Exploit Kits: The production line of the Cybercrime Economy.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Exploit Kits: The production line of the Cybercrime Economy

Reference 2

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Observation 38c260b5-f4db-4c81-8beb-77ffd6b64c31 · outbound

This paper cites ReAct: Synergizing Reasoning and Acting in Language Models.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models ReAct: Synergizing Reasoning and Acting in Language Models

Reference 3

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Observation 4b65b5da-8bc8-4529-9a59-3121765f89ed · outbound

This paper cites Google Developers Blog (2025).

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Google Developers Blog (2025)

Reference 4

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Observation 22ae6697-6f77-4fab-ba37-3dc582adbfa7 · outbound

This paper cites SlimLM: An Efficient Small Language Model for On-Device Document Assistance.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models SlimLM: An Efficient Small Language Model for On-Device Document Assistance

Reference 5

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Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Unresolved cited work

Reference 6

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Observation 9e9057ac-fa08-467c-b94b-603a80095a13 · outbound

This paper cites Learning Explainable Representations of Malware Behavior.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Learning Explainable Representations of Malware Behavior

Reference 7

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Observation 43e686f3-1357-4459-bc8f-d07a33b3c02a · outbound

This paper cites Understanding the planning of LLM agents: A survey.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Understanding the planning of LLM agents: A survey

Reference 8

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Observation fcc23ef5-ffc4-4520-b451-f47a5ce1951c · outbound

This paper cites Less Is More: Engineering Challenges of On-Device Small Language Model Integration in a Mobile Application.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Less Is More: Engineering Challenges of On-Device Small Language Model Integration in a Mobile Application

Reference 9

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Observation 0c9a02cc-1236-4cbc-b6cc-c9cad3185fb5 · outbound

This paper cites Reflexion: Language Agents with Verbal Reinforcement Learning.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Reflexion: Language Agents with Verbal Reinforcement Learning

Reference 10

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Observation 49d7d4d0-ec32-4a16-8487-352f990022b9 · outbound

This paper cites SOK: A Taxonomy of Attack Vectors and Defense Strategies for Agentic Supply Chain Runtime.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models SOK: A Taxonomy of Attack Vectors and Defense Strategies for Agentic Supply Chain Runtime

Reference 11

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Observation 174784ae-0aa5-42be-9754-23508e1913f4 · outbound

This paper cites arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.30016 (2026).

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.30016 (2026)

Reference 12

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This paper cites In: Proceedings of the 31st ACM Joint European Software Engi- neering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE), pp.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models In: Proceedings of the 31st ACM Joint European Software Engi- neering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE), pp

Reference 13

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Observation 61631f8e-e77d-4b20-aa0f-c8f0bee7fdca · outbound

This paper cites PentestGPT: An LLM-empowered Automatic Penetration Testing Tool.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models PentestGPT: An LLM-empowered Automatic Penetration Testing Tool

Reference 14

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Observation 34d78972-7dcd-4d41-ac9f-40ce0beeb76a · outbound

This paper cites AutoAttacker: A Large Language Model Guided System to Implement Automatic Cyber-attacks.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models AutoAttacker: A Large Language Model Guided System to Implement Automatic Cyber-attacks

Reference 15

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This paper cites Cybench: A Framework for Evaluating Cybersecurity Capabilities and Risks of Language Models.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Cybench: A Framework for Evaluating Cybersecurity Capabilities and Risks of Language Models

Reference 16

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This paper cites Hackphyr: A Local Fine-Tuned LLM Agent for Network Security Environments.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Hackphyr: A Local Fine-Tuned LLM Agent for Network Security Environments

Reference 17

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Observation 4ae7e36f-590f-4925-8495-66c7521dbca7 · outbound

This paper cites A Survey of LLM-Driven Penetration Testing: Taxonomy, Co-Evolution, and Open Challenges.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models A Survey of LLM-Driven Penetration Testing: Taxonomy, Co-Evolution, and Open Challenges

Reference 18

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Observation 0ac2cb6c-0253-4e61-9ce6-5f94f087227f · outbound

This paper cites Toolformer: Language Models Can Teach Themselves to Use Tools.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Toolformer: Language Models Can Teach Themselves to Use Tools

Reference 19

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Observation 861fe12e-8992-4a6e-baac-a1fa6abc2805 · outbound

This paper cites In: Plattner, H., Meinel, C., Leifer, L.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models In: Plattner, H., Meinel, C., Leifer, L

Reference 20

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Observation 61c69056-2cdf-43c9-8eea-98e86cc2d928 · outbound

This paper cites In: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’15), pp.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models In: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’15), pp

Reference 21

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This paper cites ESET WeLiveSecurity (2025).https://www.welivesecurity.c om/en/ransomware/first-known-ai-powered-ransomware-uncovered-eset-res earch/.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models ESET WeLiveSecurity (2025).https://www.welivesecurity.c om/en/ransomware/first-known-ai-powered-ransomware-uncovered-eset-res earch/

Reference 22

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Observation 7b4ed8a7-be5c-46b1-9c7b-f414df53b433 · outbound

This paper cites Ransomware 3.0: Self-Composing and LLM-Orchestrated.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Ransomware 3.0: Self-Composing and LLM-Orchestrated

Reference 23

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This paper cites Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (2025).https://clou d.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/threat-actor-usage-of-a i-tools.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (2025).https://clou d.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/threat-actor-usage-of-a i-tools

Reference 24

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This paper cites Anthropic (2025).https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-esp ionage.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Anthropic (2025).https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-esp ionage

Reference 25

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This paper cites Hugging Face Blog (2026).

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Hugging Face Blog (2026)

Reference 26

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Observation c1dd1c68-c181-41cc-b04a-71f0e808a69e · outbound

This paper cites Small Language Models are the Future of Agentic AI.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models Small Language Models are the Future of Agentic AI

Reference 27

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Observation 3956c394-6f05-49dd-8096-2a6124de3c9a · outbound

This paper cites LLM Agents can Autonomously Hack Websites.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models LLM Agents can Autonomously Hack Websites

Reference 28

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Observation a825841d-00d7-4368-b3da-9dea7d8d42db · outbound

This paper cites LLM Agents can Autonomously Exploit One-day Vulnerabilities.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models LLM Agents can Autonomously Exploit One-day Vulnerabilities

Reference 29

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This paper cites CYBERSECEVAL 3: Advancing the Evaluation of Cybersecurity Risks and Capabilities in Large Language Models.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models CYBERSECEVAL 3: Advancing the Evaluation of Cybersecurity Risks and Capabilities in Large Language Models

Reference 30

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This paper cites International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation 5(3–4), 168–184 (2017).https: //doi.org/10.1080/21650349.2015.1136796.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation 5(3–4), 168–184 (2017).https: //doi.org/10.1080/21650349.2015.1136796

Reference 31

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This paper cites In: Plattner, H., Meinel, C., Leifer, L.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models In: Plattner, H., Meinel, C., Leifer, L

Reference 32

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This paper cites IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2(6), 479–489 (2015).https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2015.2444419.

Tiny Enough to Break In: Agentic Remote Access Trojans Powered by Small Language Models IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2(6), 479–489 (2015).https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2015.2444419

Reference 33

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