IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Non-mobile statistics

2026-08-10T20:51:46Z4da1212cc376648d23d3fb91e8b383c6a8fa1d8d01b1825a2376a81ddc3b9138
AndroidBitLockerDNS-tunnelingESXiIoTLinuxMFA-bypassMSSQLMicrosoft-GraphOutlookRDPRMMWindowsadversary-in-the-middlebackdoorcommand-and-controlcredential-dumpingcyber-espionagekeyloggingmacOSmalwarephishingransomwarethreat-intelligenceweb-shell

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist RSS entries covering Q2 2026 threat statistics and recent research on phishing, MFA bypass, cyber-espionage backdoors, ransomware, BitLocker extortion, tunneling, DNS-based command and control, and malware targeting Windows, Linux, macOS, ESXi, mobile, and IoT environments. Notable activity includes AitM phishing hosted on legitimate cloud platforms, OctLurk and SilkLurk in Central Asia, Mirage Kitten tools targeting the Middle East and Africa, GenieLocker ransomware, and Project CAV3RN communications through Microsoft Graph and DNS AAAA records.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
4da1212cc376648d23d3fb91e8b383c6a8fa1d8d01b1825a2376a81ddc3b9138
Enrichment time
2026-08-10T20:51:46Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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