Russian threat actors for more than a year have targeted HR and recruiting operations in a sophisticated phishing and infostealing campaign that includes a component, dubbed BlackSanta, that can shut down antivirus tools and EDR protections before deploying the malware that exfiltrates data, Aryaka researchers say.
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