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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