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

Aug 11, 2026

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,

Get Free Report & Network Analysis

Please check your email for the free report.