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 malware disables antivirus and EDR protections at the kernel level, clearing the path for credential harvesting, system reconnaissance, and eventual data exfiltration. An ongoing campaign, ...

Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at ESET, returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the cybersecurity landscape in early 2026. From the emergence of AI-powered malware to ...