The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims’ WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure from its longstanding tradecraft in a likely attempt to evade detection.
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Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting
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