Be careful out there!

Lots of today’s malware is designed to steal confidential data and a recent APACS press release indicates that ‘card-not-present’ fraud is on the rise. We think it’s always useful to flag ways in which users can minimize the risks of falling victim to fraud, and we’ve written about this several times in the past.

Today’s Handler’s Diary at the Internet Storm Center provides some useful pointers to staying safe online.

For other useful guides, check out Get Safe Online and Bank Safe Online.

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.