Securelist by Kapersky

• The invisible passenger in your car

  Kaspersky expert has discovered new Android malware designed to serve ads and build a proxy botnet. It's delivered through legitimate software for DoFun head units.

• APT group HoneyMyte upgrades CoolClient: the backdoor gets a kernel-level Windows rootkit

  Our experts discovered a new CoolClient backdoor variant with a kernel-mode rootkit driver that hides malicious processes, files, and network connections from security tools and threat analysts.

• Armored Likho expands its cyber-espionage toolkit

  Kaspersky experts break down a new Armored Likho campaign that poses as a fundraising efforts and delivers a new Still Toolkit aimed at stealing Telegram data and eavesdropping on victims.

• Head Mare APT is exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched TrueConf server to deliver PhantomCore and PhantomGraph to video conference participants

  Kaspersky experts have discovered malicious TrueConf software installers. The Head Mare APT group uses them to deliver the PhantomCore and PhantomGraph backdoors to target systems by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched TrueConf server.

• Project CAV3RN continues: Google Apps Script as C2 relay and DNS-based C2 channel selection

  Project CAV3RN targets Israel with Google Apps Script C2 relays and DNS-based routing. Modular .NET NativeAOT framework blends C2 traffic with legitimate Google services to evade detection.

• IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Non-mobile statistics

  The report presents key trends and statistics on malware that targeted personal computers running Windows and macOS, as well as internet of things (IoT) devices, during Q2 2026.

• IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Mobile statistics

  This report contains mobile threat statistics for Q2 2026, along with noteworthy discoveries and quarterly trends: the Anatsa banker and a transition to droppers.

• How legitimate cloud platforms enable phishers to bypass MFA

  We cover a cloud-based AitM attack scenario leveraging service workers and Ultraviolet, and provide detailed phishing hosting statistics across platforms like Cloudflare Workers, Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, and IPFS.

• An analysis of incidents at Brazilian educational institutions

  Kaspersky expert provides statistics and details on several incident response cases at educational institutions in Brazil, as well as tips for schools and universities on how to stay safe.

• Network Anomaly Detection in KATA

  An analysis of how Network Anomaly Detection (NAD) rules work within Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack, using Kerberoasting and DNS tunneling attacks as examples.