IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Non-mobile statistics
2026-08-10T20:51:46Z•4da1212cc376648d23d3fb91e8b383c6a8fa1d8d01b1825a2376a81ddc3b9138
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
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
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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