Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. Q2 2026

2026-08-29T20:51:46Z6e327a639df27a3d9ea2a0babf039cda4744eb7469588b3f40977b649854889e
AI-framework-securityAPTAndroid-malwareArmored-LikhoC2-evasion-telemetry?CoolClientDNS-C2Google-Apps-ScriptHead-MareHoneyMyteICSPhantomCorePhantomGraphTelegram-theftTrueConfcyber-espionageexploitsindustrial-control-systemskernel-rootkitproxy-botnetransomwarespywarethreat-landscapevehicle-head-unitsvulnerabilities

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist RSS collection covering Q2 2026 threat trends and multiple targeted campaigns. Highlights include industrial-control-system threats, vulnerabilities and exploits—including open-source AI agents—Android malware targeting vehicle head units, a kernel-level rootkit added to the HoneyMyte CoolClient backdoor, Armored Likho espionage tooling, Head Mare exploitation of unpatched TrueConf servers, Google Apps Script and DNS-based C2, mobile banking malware, and cloud-hosted adversary-in-the-middle phishing used to bypass MFA. The collection describes active exploitation, stealth,

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
6e327a639df27a3d9ea2a0babf039cda4744eb7469588b3f40977b649854889e
Enrichment time
2026-08-29T20:51:46Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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