Angry Birds: Toy Ghouls’ new toys

2026-09-14T08:51:46Z•f7ccc8fbe2c44bbf0156e34ee433d49dd934c1797d380913356e3f37f43654e8
APTAndroid malwareArmored LikhoCoolClientElementGoogle Apps Script C2Head MareHoneyMyteMQTTMatrixMirage KittenNodeRabbitPhantomCorePhantomGraphPollCatTelegram espionageTrueConfValleyRATbackdoorcommand-and-controlexploitationindustrial-control-systemskernel rootkitproxy botnetvulnerabilities

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist reporting from August–September 2026 describes multiple cyber threats, including Toy Ghouls backdoors using MQTT and Matrix/Element for command and control; Mirage Kitten malware targeting aviation and FinTech in the Middle East and Africa; ValleyRAT distributed as adware; Android malware building an advertising proxy botnet; HoneyMyte’s CoolClient with a kernel-level rootkit; Armored Likho espionage targeting Telegram data; Head Mare exploitation of unpatched TrueConf servers; and Project CAV3RN using Google Apps Script and DNS-based C2 evasion. The feed also includes Q2

Why it matters

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

Evidence and limitations

Source ID
kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
f7ccc8fbe2c44bbf0156e34ee433d49dd934c1797d380913356e3f37f43654e8
Enrichment time
2026-09-14T08:51:46Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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