Not related

Anyone who’s been reading tech news lately may have noticed items about a Kris Kaspersky. People have been asking us about this, since some media sources think there is a connection between Eugene and Kris. Just to clear things up for our readers – no there isn’t. Kris is not and never was affiliated with Kaspersky Lab. Nor is Kris related to Eugene.

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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.

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.