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Sandworm-Linked UAC-0145 Uses Fake Job Interviews to Push VPN That Can Run Commands

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?Ravie Lakshmanan?Aug 11, 2026Social Engineering / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state threat actors targeting IT workers in the country by masquerading as recruiters to trick them into installing malware. CERT-UA pinned the activity on a threat cluster it tracks as UAC-0145, which is a subgroup within Sandworm (aka APT44, Seashell Blizzard, and UAC-0002), a sophisticated hacking group affiliated with the GRU. The campaign is assessed to be ongoing since May 2026. "Specifically, on job search websites, after reviewing a candidate's resume, the attackers…

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