A threat actor impersonating a senior executive at a well-known cryptocurrency media outlet attempted to infect a Huntress researcher with malware in the days following this year’s Black Hat and DEF CON conferences, according to new research from the security vendor. The campaign began on X (formerly Twitter), where an account impersonating the executive sent The post Fake Crypto Exec Used Booby-Trapped Google Doc to Target Security Researcher After DEF CON appeared first on IT Security Guru.
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