Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. Q2 2026

2026-08-30T20:51:46Z555915bafa8ccef718870fbacba081ae9aa00123a8a6550c5221b773b0df4c5c
AI-securityAPTAndroid-malwareArmored-LikhoC2CoolClientDNS-C2Google-Apps-ScriptHead-MareHoneyMyteICSPhantomCorePhantomGraphTelegram-stealingTrueConfevasionexploitsindustrial-control-systemskernel-rootkitmalwarephishing-as-a-serviceอ-MFA-bypassproxy-botnetransomwarethreat-intelligencevulnerabilities

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist Q2 2026 and August 2026 reporting covering industrial-control-system threats, vulnerabilities and exploits including AI frameworks, Android head-unit adware and proxy botnets, HoneyMyte’s CoolClient kernel rootkit, Armored Likho espionage malware, Head Mare exploitation of unpatched TrueConf servers, Project CAV3RN C2 evasion using Google Apps Script and DNS, broader PC/mobile/IoT malware trends, and cloud-hosted adversary-in-the-middle phishing used to bypass MFA. The feed describes multiple active campaigns and techniques with potentially significant enterprise and ICS/ภ

Why it matters

A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.

Evidence and limitations

Source ID
kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
555915bafa8ccef718870fbacba081ae9aa00123a8a6550c5221b773b0df4c5c
Enrichment time
2026-08-30T20:51:46Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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