Russian hackers have been targeting Human Resources (HR) departments at various organizations around the world with a never-before seen piece of malware called BlackSanta.
The campaign was spotted by cybersecurity researchers Aryaka, who said the attacks have been going on for at least a year, and include a rather sophisticated infection chain. It most likely starts with a phishing email pretending to share resumes for potential employees, including a link to a Dropbox folder holding an ISO image. These files are clones of optical discs and were rather popular in the early 2000’s until thumb drives became more affordable.
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Source: TechRadar News
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