Lab Matters – Kaspersky Academy

Kaspersky Lab is paying a lot of attention to IT security education & literacy development sharing its knowledge & experience actively through its educational program “Kaspersky Academy” which offers unique opportunities for students & young professionals to improve their knowledge of IT security, gain new experience and communicate with industry experts, realize their scientific potential as well as get exciting career opportunities & open the door to the professional world of IT security. Ram Herkanaidu, educational manager, is telling about academic initiatives of the company.

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.