Nyxem alert status raised

We’re raising the alert status on Nyxem.e from green to orange. This is not based on any sudden upsurge in infections. Rather, it’s because we’re approaching the trigger date for the worm’s destructive payload: you may recall that it erases data on the 3rd of every month. Treat this as a friendly reminder, and check that your anti-virus protection is up to date.

Kaspersky researchers have discovered new Mirage Kitten attacks using previously undocumented malware families: NodeRabbit in Node.js and PollCat in JavaScript.

Our experts discovered a new CoolClient backdoor variant with a kernel-mode rootkit driver that hides malicious processes, files, and network connections from security tools and threat analysts.

Kaspersky experts break down a new Armored Likho campaign that poses as a fundraising efforts and delivers a new Still Toolkit aimed at stealing Telegram data and eavesdropping on victims.

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