The invisible passenger in your car

2026-08-26T08:51:46Zd8b016a8271d987e3e170b0f5c5e130834b97153eee4261dead7db83a71ae0df
.NETAitM phishingAndroidArmored LikhoBrazilC2CAV3RNCoolClientDNS tunnelingGoogle Apps ScriptHead MareHoneyMyteKerberoastingMFA bypassPhantomCorePhantomGraphTelegramTrueConfWindowsadwarecloud platformscyber espionagekernel rootkitmalwareproxy botnet

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist RSS collection covering August 2026 threat research, including Android adware and proxy botnets distributed via DoFun head units; HoneyMyte’s CoolClient backdoor with a kernel-level Windows rootkit; Armored Likho espionage targeting Telegram data; Head Mare exploitation of unpatched TrueConf servers to deploy PhantomCore and PhantomGraph; Project CAV3RN using Google Apps Script and DNS-based C2; cloud-hosted adversary-in-the-middle phishing designed to bypass MFA; and broader malware statistics and incident-response analysis.

Why it matters

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

Evidence and limitations

Source ID
kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
d8b016a8271d987e3e170b0f5c5e130834b97153eee4261dead7db83a71ae0df
Enrichment time
2026-08-26T08:51:46Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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