Angry Birds: Toy Ghouls’ new toys
2026-09-11T20:51:46Z•57a9396740810cb907482cd8675b72fd2ace101a8a6fa0ba0d58b9f7a367b22c
APTAndroid-malwareArmored-LikhoCoolClientDNS-C2ElementGoogle-Apps-ScriptHead-MareHoneyMyteJavaScriptMQTTMatrixNode.jsPhantomCorePhantomGraphTelegramTrueConfValleyRATbackdoorcommand-and-controlindustrial-control-systemskernel-rootkitproxy-botnetthreat-intelligencevulnerability-exploitation
What happened
Kaspersky Securelist reporting from August–September 2026 describes multiple targeted intrusion and malware campaigns, including Toy Ghouls backdoors using HiveMQ MQTT and Matrix Element for command and control; Mirage Kitten NodeRabbit and PollCat malware targeting aviation and FinTech in the Middle East and Africa; ValleyRAT distributed as adware; HoneyMyte’s CoolClient with a kernel-level Windows rootkit; Armored Likho’s Telegram-stealing Still Toolkit; Head Mare exploiting unpatched TrueConf servers to deploy PhantomCore and PhantomGraph; and Project CAV3RN using Google Apps Script and DNS
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- kaspersky_securelist
- Record identifier
- 57a9396740810cb907482cd8675b72fd2ace101a8a6fa0ba0d58b9f7a367b22c
- Enrichment time
- 2026-09-11T20:51:46Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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