Security News > 2025 > January > Russian Star Blizzard Targets WhatsApp Accounts in New Spear-Phishing Campaign
2025-01-16 18:12
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. "Star Blizzard's targets are most commonly related to government or diplomacy (both incumbent and former position holders), defense policy or international relations
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