The Odyssey and trojans again: MovieReaper attacks users in multiple countries via compromised torrents

2026-09-19T20:51:46Z•da876253d5038dd57328dbdc4b3052114f053cf20908fa9f36e5092f117c1755
AI-securityAPTActive Directory exploitationAndroid-malwareCoolClient-rootkitElementGhostContainerHoneyMyteMQTTMirage KittenNightEagleNodeRabbitPollCatRDP exploitationSolanaToy GhoulsValleyRATblockchain-C2industrial-control-systemsmalwareproxy-botnetthreat-intelligencetorrent-distributiontrojanvulnerabilities

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist feed covering recent threat activity, including the MovieReaper multi-stage trojan distributed through compromised movie torrents and using Solana for concealed C2; NightEagle APT activity against Russian organizations involving GhostContainer, GitHub-hosted tools, and Active Directory/RDP exploitation; Toy Ghouls backdoors using HiveMQ MQTT and Element; Mirage Kitten malware targeting Middle Eastern and African aviation and financial organizations; ValleyRAT disguised as adware; Android proxy-botnet malware targeting DoFun vehicle head units; HoneyMyte CoolClient with a 0

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
da876253d5038dd57328dbdc4b3052114f053cf20908fa9f36e5092f117c1755
Enrichment time
2026-09-19T20:51:46Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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