Live from Interop Las Vegas

I’m at the Interop Las Vegas show which is again taking place in the Mandalay Bay convention center. This is my first time in Vegas and I’m finding it quite the experience.

Yesterday I talked about the dangers of social networks and the bigger issue of implicit trust around it. Today I’ll be talking about the methods attackers are using and how the malware ecosystem works.

Just like many of our competitors we also have a booth at Interop. Stop by booth #1212 and see us when you have the time.

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.

Kaspersky researchers reveal previously undocumented malware attributed to Mirage Kitten (UNC1549, Smoke Sandstorm, Nimbus Manticore): NightLedger backdoor, ArcBridge, and BridgeHead tunneling tools.