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Mirage Kitten targeting aviation and FinTech sectors across the Middle East and Africa with a new malware set

Kaspersky Securelistby Omar Amin ()2
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Kaspersky reports Mirage Kitten targeting aviation and fintech organizations across the Middle East and Africa with new NodeRabbit and PollCat backdoors.

Kaspersky researchers documented new Mirage Kitten operations against aviation and fintech organizations in the Middle East and Africa. The campaign uses two previously undocumented backdoors: NodeRabbit, written in Node.js, and PollCat, written in JavaScript. The findings expand the group's known toolset and TTPs.

Key facts
  • New Node.js backdoor NodeRabbit
  • New JavaScript backdoor PollCat
  • Targets aviation and fintech in Middle East and Africa
  • Discovered by Kaspersky Securelist researchers
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Kaspersky researchers have discovered new Mirage Kitten attacks using previously undocumented malware families: NodeRabbit in Node. js and PollCat in JavaScript.

Kaspersky Securelist

By Omar Amin · securelist.com

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