BlackSanta is a malware module that kills EDR and AV at the kernel level prior to unleashing the malware’s final purpose.

Iran-linked Dust Specter targeted Iraqi officials using fake ministry lures and new malware families uncovered by Zscaler.

ESET researchers document how the Sednit APT group has reemerged with a modern toolkit centered on two paired implants – BeardShell and Covenant.

IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz observed activity by a suspected Iran-nexus threat actor targeting government officials in Iraq. ThreatLabz discovered previously undocumented malware ...

For more than a year, a Russian-speaking threat actor targeted human resource (HR) departments with malware that delivers a new EDR killer named BlackSanta.

The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove.

VOID#GEIST malware campaign delivers XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT using batch scripts, Python loaders, and explorer.exe ...

ESET researchers have traced the reactivation of Sednit’s advanced implant team to a 2024 case in Ukraine, where a keylogger ...

The malware is described as an 'EDR killer', stopping security solutions and suppressing notifications.

An OAuth feature is being abused in the wild to drop malware to people's computers.

The latest example is detailed by researchers at Aryaka, who this week described a campaign by an unnamed threat actor who is distributing resumés containing a malicious ISO file to HR departments. It ...

Those aren't toys. Malware used in a sophisticated spear-phishing and infostealing campaign by Russian bad actors includes a component dubbed BlackSanta that can shut down antivirus and EDR ...