How APT41 revived the BlackLotus bootkit to attack diplomatic organizations in Central Asia

2026-10-22T08:51:47Z•5c7853dac7a7613d3b202acf1270ccf2ae74f6267aa94e853c47413552513cc7
CVE-2022-21894CVE-2026-109618CVE-2026-109619APT41Active-DirectoryBaton-DropBlackLotusBlackXC2Group-PolicyLazarusMQTTMirage-KittenNightEaglePHPRDPSolanaToy-GhoulsUEFI-bootkitinformation-stealermacOS-malwareransomwareremote-code-executionsupply-chainthreat-intelligencetorrent-malwarewatering-hole

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist RSS feed covering multiple 2026 threat intelligence reports, including APT41’s BlackX UEFI bootkit exploiting CVE-2022-21894, critical PHP remote-code-execution vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, Lazarus operations, ransomware abuse of Active Directory Group Policy, malware campaigns targeting macOS, aviation, FinTech, Russian organizations, and torrent users.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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kaspersky_securelist
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5c7853dac7a7613d3b202acf1270ccf2ae74f6267aa94e853c47413552513cc7
Enrichment time
2026-10-22T08:51:47Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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